Course Details

1. Describe the nature of science, its structure and characteristics
2. Know and describe the links between learning and educational psychology theories and science education
3. Develop scientific reasoning skills and apply them in scientific investigations
4. Develop a solid conceptual understanding of physical, chemical and biological phenomena included in the pre-primary science curriculum
5. Design valid scientific investigations which rely on scientific skills and procedures.
6. Be familiar with pre-primary school children’s ideas in science.
7. Investigate children’s ideas in science through small scale research, using appropriate methodologies.
8. Be familiar with the stages of designing and applying a science lesson in the pre-primary school and collaboratively design and apply a science lesson in the pre-primary school
9. Apply collaborative learning activities when teaching science in their pre-primary school.

Principles of science education in the pre-primary school. Contemporary teaching methods.

The scientific methods and its application in the science classroom.

Teaching science through problem solving.

Science concepts in the pre-primary science curriculum: Living organisms (humans, animals, plants), properties of water, human senses, ecology, magnetism, electricity, forces and movement of objects.

Attitudes towards science.

Children’s ideas in science.

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