James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2004

Offerings
View how SC1301 is offered in 2004

(Also shows pre-requisites and inadmissible combinations if applicable)

SC1301:03

Science for Primary Teachers

Townsville

HECS Band 2

32 hours lectures, 4 hours tutorials, 32 hours laboratory. Semester 2.

Available to education students.

Staff:

Professor M Heron.

An introduction to physical, chemical, earth and biological science. The concepts of life, energy and matter are developed in relation to human society.

Learning Objectives:

to give students with little or no background in science a basic grasp of its concepts and fundamentals;

to allow students to experience scientific investigation for themsleves.

Assessment by laboratory reports and short tests (40%); written examination (60%).