ECE 130 - Science for Early Childhood Education

1. Document understanding of the role of science in everyday life for adults and young children. [REASON]
2. Demonstrate how scientific communication and investigation presents information to increase young children’s understanding of scientific principles. [COMMUNICATE]
3. Demonstrate scientific methods of inquiry, observation, exploration, hypothesis, data collection and analysis. [COMMUNICATE]
4. Investigate and interpret foundational elements of life sciences that apply to young children’s learning. [REASON]
5. Demonstrate beginning understanding of life processes of plants, animals and people and their interdependence. [ACT]
6. Demonstrate foundational knowledge (appropriate for young children) of conditions that sustain life on earth, and include explanations of air, heat, water, food, protection, and gravity. [REASON]
7. Demonstrate beginning knowledge (appropriate for adults and young children) of the spatial relationships that affect the sun, earth, and moon. [ACT]
8. Investigate and interpret how natural and processed materials are used and ways that materials can change. [ACT]
9. Demonstrate knowledge of similarities and differences between common sources of energy: electricity, heat, motion, sound, light, magnetism and chemistry. [REASON]
10. Document a personal and professional perspective of the value of integrating of foundational knowledge of science into the practice of teaching young children. [EXPLORE]