As most adults working with young children are aware, the preschooler is a natural scientist. Build on this natural tendency by offering age-appropriate science experiences in your curriculum. Graduate credits require extra assignments. This one-day course introduces participants to the teaching of Earth System Science, heralded by national scientific organizations as the most important shift in teaching Earth and space sciences since plate tectonics. This course will introduce participants to some of the excellent web resources available to teachers and students.
Participants can develop projects of their own choice for immediate use in their classroom.
Fees include text, distributed in class. Graduate credits require extra assignments. Introductory discussions provide an introduction to the new field of climatic change. Teachers taking this course will become familiar with background information that enable them to link grade-appropriate modules to other topics they will be teaching in the classroom. Module materials are provided to teachers free of charge, accompanying textbook can be purchased at the first class.