Edu 6012 Earth and Planetary Systems

Fall 2008 section Tuesdays, Sept. 2-Dec. 9, 4:30-7 p.m. Washington University Danforth Campus Three graduate credits, $300 Instructors: Patrick Gibbons, Jack Wiegers Register online

Your K-8 students can use models to discover how planetary motion affects the moon, tides, days, and seasons. These classroom investigations make MAP-aligned science concepts real -- and make science your strongest subject.

Laboratory experiences, discussion and lectures designed to prepare teachers to implement or strengthen hands-on science teaching in grades K-8. Inquiry activities will illustrate:

• Planetary motion
• Tides
• Lunar phases
• Constellations
• Comets
• Terrestrial planets
• Gas giants
• Plate tectonics
• Volcanoes
• Earthquakes

Activities will be selected in congruence with the National Science Education Standards and Missouri Show-Me Standards.

Edu 6012 offers three graduate credits in education to practicing classroom teachers. Registered teachers/graduate students are eligible to borrow classroom sets of materials for use with their students.

Previous sections syllabi: Spring 2005 Spring 2004 Spring 2003