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EDSC 463

Teaching Secondary Science

Catalog2026-2027
Credits3 units
LevelUpper Division
Average gradeB+
Standard

Overview

Description

Content and methods in teaching secondary science with emphasis on scientific literacy, inquiry, demonstrations, full class investigations, instructional technology and the Science Technology and Society philosophy.

Requirements

Prerequisites

  • admission to a secondary education program
EDSC 321
Original catalog text

Prerequisites

EDSC 321; admission to a secondary education program.

Units

Lecture3

Catalog Details

Offering

Offered: Every Fall

Terms

fall

Restrictions

admission to a secondary education program

Attributes

Standard

Learning Outcomes

  • demonstrate a variety of teaching strategies and skills appropiate to the science standards, your class goals, the needs of society, and the diverse contemporary students you will teach.
  • develop effective lesson plans to support the development of science knowledge and practices in secondary students using contemporary theories on how students learn.
  • use the NGSS and the NVACSS as a guide to determine the curriculum in the science courses you will teach.