Why Study 6-12 Secondary Chemistry
Students who wish to combine their CoSTEM chemistry knowledge and skills with the COE pedagogy in education courses can learn best science practices that engage 6-12 students to conduct more of an inquiry-based approach in the classroom. Students will learn how to encourage 6-12 students to take a more active role in learning how living organisms function, evolve, and interact. Additionally, students will develop science literacy skills that inform decision-making, civic participation, cultural engagement, and economic productivity.
A student’s academic interests include a serious and sincere commitment to wanting
to teach relevant everyday events as a basis of science instruction that will foster
interest and curiosity. Academic interests include understanding the process of conducting
hands-on science experiments in a 6-12 classroom. As a result, 6-12 students are encouraged
to develop exploratory questions and hypotheses to explain events or science phenomena.
Possible hobbies as a science teacher might include observing and making inferences
about how living organisms interact with nature.
It is projected there is a 5% growth rate from 2018-2028 chemistry teacher positions.
Additionally, about 48,700 new jobs from chemistry teachers are projected over the
next decade with salaries increasing 8% in the last 5 years.
Additional reasons to study 6-12 Secondary Chemistry:
- Scientific literacy-an understanding of science methodology, observations, and theories.
- Problem-solving-process of achieving a goal by overcoming obstacles, personal tasks and complex issues.
- Every substance, whether naturally occurring or artificially produced, consists of one or more of the hundred-odd species of atoms that have been identified as elements. In essence, Chemistry helps us understand the world around us. It tells us the building blocks of how things work
- Prepares secondary students for various careers in fields such as healthcare, research, education, and environmental conservation
- Development of scientific process skills along with nurturing natural curiosity.
- Chemistry and other science teachers are in demand, according to the Bureau of Labor of Statistics
What will I learn
- Develop science literacy skills that inform decision-making, civic participation, cultural engagement, and economic productivity
- Implement the science process skills -observation, classification, quantification, qualification, prediction, interpretation, communication
- Interpret quantitative and qualitative data and graphing.
- Practice metric measurement and math skills
- Integrating biology with other core subjects creates a richer learning experience. This helps develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills across disciplines.
Program Information
6-12 Secondary Chemistry Education Program Requirements