SCIC - Science
SCIC - Science
SCIC 5010 Contemporary Strategies for Elementary
and Middle School Science (3)
This course enables students to understand the major content
and principles of the sciences and to apply them in the teaching
of the sciences in the elementary and middle school. Emphasis
is on examining and designing curriculum to help pupils discover
the connections of science to real-world situations, to investigate
patterns through inquiry, and to use the patterns to predict the
answers to new questions about our world and sustainability.
Participants become familiar with and apply state and national
standards.
SCIC 5120 Geology for School Personnel (1-3)
Students in this course look at a particular land area and the kinds
of tools a geologist would use to gather information about the
area. The emphasis is on the kinds of tools the geologist uses so
that the teacher is able to use these tools on a land area near the
classroom.
SCIC 5240 Animal Form and Function for School
Personnel (3)
Course Descriptions
This course covers the physiological processes as they concern
the whole animal. Animals chosen are those that can be kept
in elementary school classrooms. The experiments deal with
animals and humans, and many are applicable to the student’s
classroom.
SCIC 5260 Fresh Water Ecology for School Personnel
(3)
This course is designed to acquaint teachers with the fresh water
environments of this area and how they may be used in the
classroom. There are six required field trips (one all-day), with
others optional. The emphasis is on making equipment, learning
to use it, identifying organisms, field trip experiences, and human
beings’ effects on the fresh water environment.
SCIC 5270 Field and Forest Ecology (1-3)
This course is a field study of plant and animal organisms found in
fields and forests. Students consider relationships to environment
and population changes, and develop specific activities applicable
to their classrooms.
SCIC 5280 Selected Topics in Biological Science (3)
Materials and content selected from the biological sciences
apply directly to the PK12 classroom. The specific topics to be
studied during any particular semester depend on the instructor’s
background, current interest, and materials available from
curriculum projects. May be repeated for credit if content differs.
Webster University 2016-2017 Graduate Studies Catalog DRAFT
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