EDU 434 Teaching Science in the Elementary School

This course provides elementary education teacher candidates with the knowledge, skills, and dispositions necessary for teaching science in the elementary school curriculum. Candidates will become proficient in planning, implementing, and evaluating science instruction as specified in the Competencies and Skills Required for Teacher Certification in Florida: Elementary Education for Science. Candidates will acquire knowledge of how to develop and implement scientifically-based instructional practices in the following curricular areas: knowledge of matter, knowledge of forces, motion, and energy, knowledge of Earth and space science, knowledge of life science, and knowledge of the nature of science and knowledge of the relationship of science and technology. Field hours required.

Credits

3