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| Physical Science for Teachers | |||
| PHS FOR TEACH | |||
| CLASS CODE: | PH.S 110 | CREDITS: 4 | FEE: $10.00 |
| DIVISION: | PHYSICAL SCIENCE & ENGINEERING | ||
| DEPARTMENT: | PHYSICS | ||
| GENERAL EDUCATION: | This course fulfills a General Education - Physical Science requirement. | ||
| CATALOG DESCRIPTION: | For Elementary Education Majors Only. A study of the fundamental concepts in physics and chemistry appropriate for preparing Education majors for teaching Physical Science. Includes a three-hour lab per week. |
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| DESCRIPTION: | A study of the fundamental concepts in physics and chemistry appropriate for preparing Education majors for teaching Physical Science. | ||
| TOPICS: | Topics include motion, energy, heat & temperature, waves, electricity, magnetism, light, atomic models, periodic table, chemical formulas, acids and bases, and nuclear physics. | ||
| OBJECTIVES: | To gain an appreciation of the basic concepts and principles of physics and chemistry and show how these come into play over and over again in our lives. | ||
| REQUIREMENTS: | Homework is assigned from the exercises in the textbook. Everyone will teach elementary school labs to their classmates and will need to compile a lab notebook with at least 30 experiments that can be used in elementary school. | ||
| PREREQUISITES: | Elementary Education Major Concurrent Registration: None Math Level: Moderate use of high school algebra 1. |
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| EFFECTIVE DATE: | January 2002 | ||