ISCI 2001:  Earth and Life Science for Teachers
Fall 2009

New Homework!  Due December 3rd.

Dr. Peavy's (clarified) Notebook Expectations

Your Professors - Dr. Stephanie Harvey / Dr. Sam Peavy
                                Roney 102 / 206
                                ph: 931-5034 / 931-2330

Course Objectives and Learning Outcomes: The objective of the course is to permit students majoring in Early Childhood Education an opportunity to acquire knowledge in the physical sciences necessary for teaching grade school science. By the end of the course, the student will be able to:

• Demonstrate knowledge of the nature and principles of scientific inquiry and honesty;

• Demonstrate the proper design of scientific experiments;

• Apply knowledge of strategies for observing, collecting, analyzing and communicating scientific data;

• Utilize laboratory samples and equipment safely and properly to demonstrate basic principles of earth and life science;

• Understand basic principles of earth and life sciences and be able to communicate them successfully to others; and

• Correlate new knowledge with specific performance standards.

What you need to Bring on Day One!

• The Textbook! -- Integrated Science (4th edition) by Bill W. Tillery, Eldon D. Enger and Frederick C. Ross, Publ: McGraw-Hill, ISBN-13: 978-0-07-340448-6
• A scientific calculator (does square roots, trigonometry, etc.)
• A clear, plastic ruler
• Pens AND pencils
• Two notebooks - one for taking notes (any style you wish) and a second for course materials (a three-ring binder and notebook paper). You will be adding handouts, directions for hands-on activities, etc. to this second notebook.

Links to Fun Places
Units Galore!
Spectra Explained  (go HERE for detailed information on stellar spectra)
Galaxies Explained!
Hubble Telescope Images
NASA Images of the Moons and Planets
More Planet Views from Solarviews
Solar Astronomy Web Site
SOHO Satellite website (the Sun in a different light!)

Cloud Types