Prerequisites: One Core Area D Lab Science Course.
The textbook for both ISCI 2001 and 2002 is:
This is an interdisciplinary course for Early Childhood Education majors. Before you begin the course it would be a benefit to read the following: "Put A Little Science in Your Life" - New York Times article
Course Content
General
Scientific method
Science safety
Life Science Characteristics of Life Biodiversity/Heredity Energy Flow Interdependence of Life Cells
Earth Science Earth Systems Exosphere (Astronomy) Lithosphere (Geology) Hydrosphere and Atmosphere (Oceanography and
Meteorology) Biosphere
It may be BIOL 1107, BIOL 1108, CHEM 1211, CHEM 1212, PHYS 1111, PHYS 1112, PHYS 2211 or PHYS 2212
Conceptual Integrated Science by Hewitt, Lyons, Suchocki, and Yeh,
Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Addison-Wesley, San Francisco, 2007.
OnLine Study Guide for the text.
The content of the course will be based on the Georgia Performance Standards for K-5.
We will cover basic concepts in life sciences and earth sciences.
Course Information
Course Objectives
Grading Procedures
Laboratory Schedule