PHSC 450 - Energy and Environment for the Elementary Classroom

Credits: (4)

Instructional Method: Three hours lecture; two hours laboratory.
Prerequisites: Completion of University Core B Natural Science requirement.
The course will cover topics relating to energy and the environment. By examining the many forms and uses of energy, how it is converted from one form to another, and the environmental consequences of those conversions, students will conduct activities that can be readily incorporated in the elementary classroom. Activities will be correlated with national and state science education standards. Course activities will also make use of the learning cycle method of instruction as a model for science lesson designing and presentation.