School Age Science and Art

If you are employed in a state that uses a registry to track professional development hours, you will be able to provide your registry ID (Stars, MOPID, Registry or other ECE ID#) after you have completed the quiz for the course. If you pass the quiz we will report your course completion to the state registry using the registry ID that you provide.

This course covers what science and art should look like for our school age children and why they are important. We cover what the scientific process is and how to follow it with specific examples. It is filled with ideas for interesting and educational activities that you can take back to your classroom and implement with the children you serve. Course length – 2.0 hours

The course helps answer the following questions:

• What is the scientific process?

• Why is it important to do science with school age children?

• What are some good science activities for school age children?

• Why is it important to do art with school age children?

• Is art just about painting and drawing?

• What are some good art activities for school age children?

Participants who successfully complete this course will:

• Understand how to teach the scientific process to school age children.

• Discover science activities that are developmentally appropriate and interesting for school age children.

• Learn art activities that are developmentally appropriate and interesting for school age children