Chemistry 302

Course Objective: The course objective is to demonstrate to the prospective elementary teacher, the basic concepts and application of chemical principles and show how a teacher may apply these concepts in the elementary classroom, especially by the use of appropriate hands-on exercises.

Student Learning Outcomes: Upon completion of this course, the students are expected to

· Recognize the structure of the atom

· Recognize simple nuclear processes

· Recognize ionic and covalent bonding

· Recognize solutions

· Recognize acids and bases

· Recognize gas behavior

· be able to apply the concepts of chemistry in hands-on activities