PED 3303 - Teaching Middle School Environmental Science 4 - 8

Credits: 3 Class: 3 Lab: 0
Prerequisite(s): Admission to Professional Development sequence; six hours from BIOL 1310; GEOL 1307; NS 3310, NS 3311, NS 3312. Corequisite(s): EED 3312, PED 3305, PED 4380.
Strategies, techniques, concrete materials, and technology used in teaching environmental science concepts to students in grades 4-8. Students will strengthen their understanding of underlying concepts of grades 4-8 mathematics as related to the TEKS, state and national standards, and the teaching of middle school students. Special emphasis is placed on pedagogical issues, problem solving, and real life connections in the teaching of content in life, earth, and physical science appropriate for middle school students.