EA1005 - Integrated Earth System Science for Education

Credit points:	03
Year:	2006
Student Contribution Band:	Band 2
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Available ONLY to students enrolled in BEd (Primary), BEd (Secondary) and BEd (Early Childhood Education).

This subject is specifically designed to meet the needs of teachers of Science and SOSE in Queensland schools. It gives a comprehensive background knowledge to these areas, builds on an integrated systems approach and equips teachers with resources and ideas relevant to key learning areas of Science and SOSE. A strong emphasis is placed on the acquisition of practical skills and basic content knowledge necessary for the delivery of earth system science topics (geosphere, pedosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, atmosphere, resources) in the Queensland Science and SOSE syllabi.

Learning Outcomes

• to develop practical skills for the teaching of selected Science and SOSE topics in Queensland schools;
• to obtain the background knowledge for the teaching of selected core contents in the Queensland Science and SOSE syllabi;
• to understand the content and learning objectives of resources available for the teaching of integrated earth system science at primary and junior secondary school levels.

Inadmissible Subject Combinations:

SC1301

Availabilities
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Census Date 08-Sep-2006
Coord/Lect:	Mr Peter Whitehead.
Contact hours:	26 hours 13 hours 4 hours
Assessment:	(30%); (10%); (10%); (20%); (20%).

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.