ISCI 2002:
Physical Science for Teachers
Spring 2016
Your Professor -
Dr. Sam Peavy
Roney 206
ph: 931-2330
Syllabus 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 equipment
safely and properly to demonstrate basic principles of physical science;
and Understand basic principles of
physical science and be able to communicate them successfully to others. What you need to Bring on
Day One! Homework Exercises Power Point Review (PDF format) Links to Fun Places Hyperphysics
- Connect to information on Physics, Chemistry and a whole lot more!
Hammer &
Feather Drop (Apollo 15)
Homework #1 (Due February 2)
Homework #2 (Due February 25)
Homework #3 (Due March 29)
Homework #4 (Due April 21)
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
How to read
a Vernier Caliper
Kitchen Chemistry -
Some fun and easy experiments
A Useful Chemistry Text
A Useful Physics Text
Units Galore!
Build an Atom!!! - Also
contains interesting links to famous scientists