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Essential Science for Teachers: Physical Science
Discipline
Science
Grade
Postsecondary
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This professional resource is a course that provides elementary school teachers with an enhanced understanding of physical science content and how it connects to the elementary classroom. The course is free but registration is required. The information made available through the website includes physical science content, ideas children have about the content, a featured classroom teacher interview, and an interactive exploration. This information would serve as a valuable reference whether the teacher enrolls in the course or not. The course videos are freely available through the website. (author/ts)


Ohio Science Academic Content Standards (2002)
Physical Sciences
Benchmarks (3–5)
A.
Compare the characteristics of simple physical and chemical changes.
B.
Identify and describe the physical properties of matter in its various states.
D.
Summarize the way changes in temperature can be produced and thermal energy transferred.
Benchmarks (6–8)
A.
Relate uses, properties and chemical processes to the behavior and/or arrangement of the small particles that compose matter.
National Science Education Standards
Physical Science
Properties of objects and materials (Grades Kindergarten - 4)
Properties and changes of properties in matter (Grades 5 - 8)