EDUC 421 - Science in Elementary and Middle Schools

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University of Pennsylvania

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Staff. An intensive approach to current methods, curricula, and trends in teaching science as basic learning, K-8. "Hands-on" activities based on cogent, current philosophical and psychological theories including: S/T/S and gender issues. Focus on skill development in critical thinking. Content areas: living things, the physical universe, and interacting ecosystems. FPE - Foundations and Practices of Education 463. (HIST463) The History of American Education. (B) Katz. This course is a survey of the relationships between education and the history of American society. The emphasis will be on social history: the interrelations between education and social structure, demography, economic development, family patterns, reform movements, and other institutions.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.upenn.edu

Phone Number:

(215) 898-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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