EDUC 532 - Science Methods for the Elementary School

Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 2
Non-Lecture: 2

Recognizing developmental cognitive abilities of children that relate to learning about science, students state in their own words, analyze, and apply major science ideas; diagnose abilities of elementary school children relative to major science concepts; use sequences of science lessons designed for children at different levels of cognitive abilities; design, evaluate, and redesign elementary science process and environmental education lessons; and examine in depth at least two new elementary school science courses of study which include teaching science processes as major aims and make an illustrated presentation about them.