Description
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. Prerequisties: Admission to teacher education; Educ 202, Educ 313; Educ 316; Educ 303; Educ 306. Corequisites: Educ 305: Educ 301; KNS 261; Educ 398 or Educ 399. Offered: Spring