University of the Pacific - Earth System Science part of Teacher Preparation:Resource Collections:Courses
An introduction to the study of the Earth using a systems approach. The focus will be on the subsystems (geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, biosphere) and the dynamic interactions between them. The approach will ...

Grand Valley State University: Earth Science in Secondary Education part of Teacher Preparation:Resource Collections:Courses
Earth Science in Secondary Education is designed to prepare students to teach Earth Science at the secondary level. The three-hour combined lecture/lab course requires students to review major content areas in ...

Exploring the Solar System, the Galaxies, and the Universe with the Hubble Space Telescope part of Teacher Preparation:Resource Collections:Activities
The Hubble Telescope site (http://hubblesite.org) contains numerous teaching tools including videos, news articles about the solar system and the Universe, and games that introduce and reinforce astronomy and space science content and concepts. Teachers can design activities for multiple grade levels using the site as a foundation.

Be the Block: Working the Geologic Block Diagram as an Inquiry Tool part of Teacher Preparation:Resource Collections:Activities
Working with data, students develop 3-D understandings of Earth structures using inference to construct a block diagram from a collection of 2-D information.

Grand Valley State University: Earth Science in Elementary Education part of Teacher Preparation:Resource Collections:Courses
Earth Science in Elementary Education is the geologic content course in the integrated science teacher development sequence. The six hour combined lecture/lab course requires students to work in teams to solve ...

San Jose State University: Earth Systems and the Environment part of Teacher Preparation:Resource Collections:Courses
Earth Systems & Environment is a dual purpose course serving both pre-service teachers and the general student population. It is a broad, activities-based earth science content course similar to a traditional ...

Minnesota State University, Mankato: Earth Science for Elementary Educators part of Teacher Preparation:Resource Collections:Courses
This course is directed at preparing pre-service elementary educators for licensure and success in the K-8 classroom. It uses past and present scientific inquiry into fundamental earth science questions concerning the structure of the solar system, deformation of earth's crust and causes of ice ages to investigate core concepts in astronomy, geology and meteorology/climatology

Course Journal part of Teacher Preparation:Resource Collections:Activities
The course journal is designed to help students be reflective about what they are learning in the course and to connect course material to their everyday lives. Students are encouraged to use the journal to develop ...

Western Michigan University: Earth Science for Elementary Educators II part of Teacher Preparation:Resource Collections:Courses
This laboratory-based course is specifically designed for prospective elementary teachers and covers physical/historical geology content with reference to state elementary (K-8) benchmarks. The objectives of the ...

Reaching the Next Generation: Tales of Successful Strategies and Frustrating Challenges from Teaching Earth-Science Courses For Pre-Service Elementary Teachers part of Teacher Preparation:Workshops and Activities
2011 GSA Session T178 sponsored by the GSA Geoscience Education Division and the National Association of Geoscience Teachers Kyle Gray and Ann Bykerk-Kauffman, Presiding 164-1 EARTH SCIENCE FOR PRE-ED MAJORS AT ...