May 24, 2025  
2023-2024 Graduate Catalog 
    
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ESSC 514 Teaching Science with Dinosaurs


This course provides pre- and in-service teachers with the content and skills necessary to use dinosaurs as a focus topic to teach the scientific method (i.e., science)  at the K-12 level. Students will receive hands-on training in numerous dinosaur-based activities designed to directly engage K-12 pupils in all aspects of the scientific method, including data collection, hypothesis formulation and hypothesis testing.

Often cross-listed with ESSC 414 

Credit 3 hrs
Grade Mode Normal (A-F) Course Rotation

Prerequisites -
Restriction by Major - Earth Science Education [M.S.] 
Restriction by Degree Type -

Additional Information - Students enrolled in another graduate program may request permission to enroll

Equivalent Course(s) - ESSC 414
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