Course Schedule and Catalog

Department: Education

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: TEACHING EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE ***** Overview of the Earth and the solar system, their structure, evolution and dynamics. Fundamentals of Earth and Space Science topics as taught in 6th grade. Includes mathematics of solar system motion at level of algebra and simple trigonometry (e.g. ellipses, Kepler's laws). Includes teaching on the use of earth and solar system software and weather station software. Hands-on classroom activities aligned with TEKS. This course is designed for science and math teachers (grades 6-12), but is also available for a general audience. One hour of lab per week. ***** Also offered as ASTR 402.