Investigates ecosystem composition and processes and biological responses to changes in ecosystem parameters. Appropriate instructional strategies are discussed and modeled for aligning standards, expectations, and experiences in an integrated science environment. Attention will be given to unique characteristics of each strategy, including a review of research on the effectiveness of each strategy on student achievement and attitudes. Mathematics and Statistics in Science Teaching. Provides science teachers with the knowledge and experience necessary to help students use statistics in the scientific process.
Activities emphasize a hands-on inductive approach closely related to the school science curriculum.
Important statistical ideas and methods are studied as they arise naturally in the biological, physical and earth sciences. Seminar in Science for Elementary School Teachers. Seminar in Science for Secondary School Teachers. Investigations in Natural Science for Elementary Teachers. A course dealing with the design, construction, and testing of curriculum materials to bring the spirit of scientific inquiry to elementary school pupils.