Weather and Climate

This course focuses on three elements: content knowledge, inquiry and other teaching strategies, and use of multimedia and visualization tools in teaching and learning. Course goals include:

• developing content knowledge about Earth's history, the Sun-Earth-Moon system, and broad temporal and spatial scales;
• following inquiry-based learning models;
• introducing a media-rich learning environment to use with students; and
• providing effective teaching methodologies, strategies, and tools for use in teaching earth and space science concepts.