EDUC 415 Methods: Elementary Science
An overview of elementary science education-history, issues, state and national standards. Standards-based instruction for elementary science will be examined and applied. Emphasis is given to problem-solving strategies with manipulatives, visuals, and instructional technologies. Topics include the nature of science, critical thinking and questioning techniques, and designing a guided discovery (inquiry) based science unit and instructional technologies. Taken as part of a methods block that requires a 30-hour field experience in which candidates prepare, teach, and assess lessons.
Offered
Spring
Student Learning Outcomes
- Design, implement, analyze and interpret instructional plans and student assessment data which develop critical, analytical and problem-solving capacities of their future students.
- Critically read and reflect on important issues and trends of the science content area.
- Develop the skills to provide their future students with multiple paths to learning while recognizing that all students have the ability to be science learners.