EES344 - Teaching Primary Science 2
| Year: | 2027 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Warrnambool, Community Based Delivery (CBD) * |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Cohort rule: | This unit is only available to students enrolled in E359 |
| Prerequisite: | EES245 |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | EES440 |
| Study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the trimester undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus: | 1 x 3-hour on-site seminar per week (approx. 7 weeks) 1 x 3-hour on-campus seminar per week (approx. 2 weeks) |
Content
This unit will build upon the ideas from Teaching Primary Science 1 and cover further content and extend into new pedagogical and curriculum strategies. The unit will incorporate extended experience working with small groups of primary school children, planning and implementing and reflecting on an effective teaching sequence. The key focus is on the planning of learning sequences to explore ideas in a more extended fashion including inquiry, higher order thinking and reasoning in science, planning extended investigations, design and creativity, e-learning, curating resources, the literacies of science, and formative and summative assessment. The role of science in the education of the whole child will be explored, including the role of representations, integrating science with other content areas, and Indigenous Knowledges in science.
Unit fee information
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Tuition fees increase at the beginning of each calendar year and all fees quoted are in Australian dollars ($AUD). Tuition fees do not include textbooks, computer equipment or software, other equipment or costs such as mandatory checks, travel and stationery.
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Hurdle requirements
To be eligible to obtain a pass in this unit, students must achieve at least 30% in the Interactive Oral Component of AT2: Teaching and Learning Reflections, 1000 words/equivalent, to evidence a minimum proficiency in the aligned discipline learning outcomes included in this unit.