This webinar series covers essential topics in science education, beginning with safety regulations, proper handling of materials, and scientific inquiry. Participants will explore forces, motion, and the properties of matter, as well as the chemical properties of matter, energy transformations, and conservation principles. The focus then shifts to living organisms, including their structure, functions, reproduction, and heredity, followed by an exploration of evolution, adaptations, taxonomy, and behavioral regulation. The series concludes with ecology, population dynamics,Earth systems, geologic processes, and cycles such as the water and biogeochemical cycles, as well as weather, climate, and celestial bodies.
Dr. Stephen Gruber, Co-Director of the UHCLTeach program, holds a degree in STEM Curriculum and Instruction and brings extensive experience in teacher preparation, including instruction in Research Methods and Project Based Instruction courses. With certifications in TExES Science 6-8, TExES Science 7-12, and TExES Life Science, he draws from seven years of teaching middle school science and five years in high school (biology, chemistry, and physics) in the Houston area. Dr. Gruber's expertise and passion for science education are evident in his leadership of the Core 4-8 and TExES 7-12 Science Webinar Series.