ECE 118 Science for Young Children
explores basic science concepts, methods, and strategies for encouraging the child's problem solving skills and investigation through hands-on exploration. Emphasis is on identification of concepts appropriate to levels of mental, physical, and emotional development of the child and the role of science in the education and development of young children. This course is applicable toward all certificates and degrees; areas of concentration include early childhood education (credit hours 3.0, lecture hours 2.0, lab hours 2.0).