ELED 313 - Science in the Elementary School

When Offered: F, S

3 Credit(s)
3 Lecture Hour(s)
0 Lab Hour(s)

This course explores methods in science instruction with an emphasis in concept development in several areas of K-6 science as defined by national and state standards. The teacher candidates will engage in research-based practices, specifically core teaching practices such as inquiry, discovery, and investigation-based science lessons. Through an inquiry-based approach, the teacher candidates will not only gain familiarity with lab experiments, lab safety, and science demonstrations but develop their pedagogical understandings of how K-6 students engage with science content. Prerequisite: Admission to Educator Preparation. Co-requisites are ELED 310 and ELED 312. Credit 3(3-0). (F; S)

Prerequisite(s): Admission to Educator Preparation
Corequisite(s): ELED 310 and ELED 312.