SCED 475 - Teaching and Learning Science, K-8

(3 units)

Prerequisites: Admission to the Multiple Subject Credential Program. SCED 401 or a bachelor’s degree.
Methods for teaching elementary school science. Development of sequenced, Common Core integrated, NGSS-based science lessons addressing the needs of all learners to be STEM ready.

Letter grade only (A-F). Course fee may be required. (Lec 2 hrs., activity 2 hrs.) 60 contact hours, however, actual contact hours vary as course is offered with an on-line distance component (see Schedule of Classes footnote). 10 hours minimum of fieldwork in classrooms where at least 25% of students are classified as English learners, or concurrent enrollment in EDEL 482.