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

Minnesota State University, Mankato: Earth & Space Systems part of Teacher Preparation:Resource Collections:Courses
Earth & Space Systems prepares future teachers of science to understand our multidisciplinary world by breaking down the traditional barriers between fields and viewing the observable world holistically. ...

Minnesota State University, Mankato: Earth Science Teaching Methods part of Teacher Preparation:Resource Collections:Courses
Earth Science Teaching Methods is the capstone methods course for pre-service earth science teachers taken prior to the onset of student teaching. The goal is to prepare students for successful entry into an earth ...

Minnesota State University, Mankato: Our Geologic Environment part of Teacher Preparation:Resource Collections:Courses
Our Geologic Environment is a general education course designed to help non-science majors gain a broad understanding of the natural functioning of the Earth system and humanity's interaction with and ...

Western Washington University: Investigative Science part of Teacher Preparation:Resource Collections:Courses
Investigative Science serves as an interdisciplinary capstone course for pre-service teachers who have completed the year-long Matter and Energy in Earth Systems, Physical Systems and Biological Systems sequence. ...

Brigham Young University: Earth Science for Elementary Education Majors part of Teacher Preparation:Resource Collections:Courses
This is the second part of a 2-semester sequence on the physical sciences required for Elementary Education and Early Childhood Education majors. The first course in the sequence covers principles of chemistry and ...

California State University Northridge: Liberal Studies Science Experience Capstone Course part of Teacher Preparation:Resource Collections:Courses
This laboratory course serves as a culminating science experience for Liberal Studies majors in the pre-credential and ITEP options. An interdisciplinary blend of biology, physics, chemistry, and earth and space ...

Western Washington University: Investigating the Flow of Matter and Energy in Earth Systems part of Teacher Preparation:Resource Collections:Courses
This course is an inquiry-based survey of Earth Science designed to give a basic understanding of the energy transfers occurring in solid Earth and the processes by which they occur. The course has no lectures and ...

Grand Valley State University: Hydrospere For K-8 Teachers part of Teacher Preparation:Resource Collections:Courses
Introduction to how the hydrosphere works emphasizing a descriptive approach. Includes river, groundwater, glacial, ocean, and shoreline systems and human interaction with those systems. For Dr. Mattox's ...

GVSU Hydrosphere for K-8 Teachers: Role in the Program part of Teacher Preparation:Resource Collections:Courses
Page prepared for SERC by Steve Mattox of Grand Valley State University. Related Links Teacher Development Programs and Courses at GVSU A discussion of the design and implementation of ...