ISCI 6501 - Physical Science for Teachers

This is an integrated math and physics course with special emphasis on Physical Science courses taught at the middle school level. The assigned work will include the GPS standards for K-8 Physical Science as well as the Carnegie Unit Physical Science course now being offered in some middle schools. Some of the topics covered in this class will include: The Scientific Method, the SI system of measurement, Atoms, The Periodic Table, Elements, Compounds, Mixtures, Chemical Bonding, Solutions, Newton’s Laws of Motion, Energy and Energy Transformations, Work, Power, The Kinetic Theory of Matter, Wave Behavior, Sound, Light, Electricity, and Magnetism.

Hours:
4