EDSC 506 - Physical Science Inquiry

3 hours.
3 Credits

This course is designed to give the teacher an opportunity to develop those competencies essential to successful teaching of the concepts of the physical and earth sciences in grades Pre-K-8. The inquiry mode of instruction will be emphasized in learning experiences which will include field and laboratory inquiry tasks related to ideas of the universe, matter and energy, and the earth and its atmosphere. Explorations of the inquiry mode will be made with specific attention being given to historical background, the various methods of inquiry, the underlying assumptions, the major purposes, the role of the teacher as leader, communicator, and facilitator, and the role of the learner. (Not applicable to a degree in science).