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SCER 3308   Foundatns of Elementary Sci. I   SCER 3308 Foundations of Elementary Science I (3-0). First course in a series of two in required science content sequence for preservice elementary and middle school teachers. Topics covered will include the following TEA science competencies: History and Nature of Science; Impact of Science; Concepts and Processes; Forces and Motion; Physical and chemical Properties; Energy and Interactions; Energy Transformation and Conservation; Structure and Function of Living Things; Reproduction and the Mechanisms of Heredity. Emphasis on problem-solving as a pedagogical tool with integration of manipulative-based explorations. For elementary education majors only. Offered fall. Equivalent courses: BIO 3308 (through Summer 2022), SCED 3308.  
SCER 3409   Found Elem Sci II   SCER 3409 Foundations of Elementary Science II (3-0). Second course in a series of two in required science content sequence for preservice elementary and middle school teachers. Topics covered will include the following TEA science competencies: Lab Processes Equipment && Safety; Students as Learners && Science Instruction; Science Assessment; Adaptions * Evolution; Organisms && the Environment; Structure && Function of Earth Systems; Cycles in Earth Systems; Energy in Weather && Climate; Solar System && the Universe. Emphasis on problem-solving as a pedagogical tool with integration of manipulative-based explorations. For elementary education majors only. Offered spring. Equivalent course: BIO 3309 (through Summer 2022).