Dear
Class:
Welcome to Physical Science for Middle Grades Teachers – PHSC 4010.
The primary goal of this course is for you to develop a sophisticated
understanding of what science is and how science is done. As a result, the
course will be non-traditional in every way.
Student
Learning Outcomes
The student
will
- develop tools to deliver a learning environment through conversation (Science Talks will bring out the representation and notion of models)
- understand how big ideas in science provide a framework for facts
- engage in overarching investigations that foster authentic science experiences
- experience science learning as a “process of thinking through ideas”
- investigate and control variables to evaluate how variables contribute scientific evidence and the development of scientific ideas
- be prepared to successfully pass the broad-field science GACE
Course Facilitators
This course
will be co-taught by a scientist, Dr. Rosalie A. Richards, and a science
educator, Dr. Victoria Deneroff. Together, we invite you on this journey of
science self-discovery.
Logistics
Please pay
attention to these important logistics.
- Complete the survey located at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/KXN93HK. The survey will close at by 11:45 PM on Monday, August 19, 2013.
- Each student must purchase the following textbooks for the course:
- The Sciences: An Integrated Approach by Trefil and Hanzen. Each student must buy a book or e-book; each book will have an account with e-tools. Find at http://www.amazon.com/The-Sciences-An-Integrated-Approach/dp/0470118547. The cost is about $54 before taxes and shipping.
- Teaching Science To English Language Learners: Building on Students' Strengths. Roseberry & Warren. http://www.amazon.com/Teaching-Science-English-Language-Learners/dp/1933531258/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1376686125&sr=1-1&keywords=roseberry+warren. The cost is about $24 before taxes and shipping.
- A copy book for laboratory activities (hardcover, akin to the black/white Meade-type)
- Scientific calculator (TI -84 or higher version)
- Safety glasses or goggles
- A curiosity for science
- A positive attitude!
Welcome!!
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