ISCI 3800 - Broad Field Science and Chemistry

(2) Credit Hours
Prerequisite: CHEM 2211K , and (PHYS 1112K or PHYS 2212K )
In this course, students will learn how to set up, manage, and execute chemistry experiments appropriate for Grades 6 to 12 while covering major concepts in selected areas of life and earth science. The course focuses on conveying a specialized set of skills required to teach secondary school science, which include developing technical expertise in creating and preparing chemistry lab experiments, and using inquiry based approaches to emphasize the scientific skills, methods, concepts and principles applicable to chemistry and allied fields. Specifically, this course will prepare students to: 1) apply the scientific method, the process of scientific inquiry, ad effectively communicate in oral and written form scientific information, 2) safely plan, prepare, facilitate, and clean-up educational laboratory exercises centered around chemical applications to biological, earth, and materials science, and 3) apply scientific concepts to issues in society, business, industry, and health fields.