EDF2068 Foundation science
Faculty of Education
EDF2068 Foundation science is a level 2, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Education, offered in 2025 in Semester 2 at Peninsula. It has no prerequisites and unlocks 2 units.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Semester 2
- Peninsula
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before EDF2068
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After EDF2068
2 units list EDF2068 as a prerequisite or corequisite.
Enrolment rules
Must be enrolled in a course owned by the Faculty of Education
Overview
This unit introduces you to the foundations of primary science education. You will build your scientific literacy by developing your understanding of scientific concepts and big ideas across the four disciplines in the primary science curriculum. You will also build your confidence and capabilities with science by engaging with constructivist approaches to teaching science, strategically connecting learning to your prior knowledge, developing your capacity to question and inquire systematically and meaningfully, and using hands-on student-centred learning experiences to build scientific conceptual understanding. You will create a personal knowledge of the nature of science and demonstrate capacities to plan for science learning and teaching related to the Early Years Learning Framework and the Victorian and Australian curriculum.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Peninsula | On campus, block |
Assessment
- Investigating science learners' ideas (1600 words or equivalent)Written40%
- Developing your pedagogical content knowledge for primary science education (800 words or equiv)Quiz / Test20%
- Planning an effective learning sequence in primary science (1600 words or equivalent)Artefact40%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
demonstrate knowledge and understanding of research into how students learn science concepts and the implications for science teaching for early childhood and primary aged learners
- 2
demonstrate knowledge and understanding of key science concepts, substance and structure of the content and teaching strategies in early childhood and primary science
- 3
organise specific science content into an effective learning and teaching sequence
- 4
use your developing curriculum, assessment and reporting knowledge to design learning sequences and lesson plans in science
- 5
plan lesson sequences using knowledge of student learning, content, effective teaching strategies, and resources.
Workload and teaching
- Tutorials24 hours
- Teaching approachEnquiry-based learning
You will engage with relevant literature related to science education. You will have opportunities for practical and theoretical investigations of scientific conceptual learning in both early childhood and primary education.
Learning resources
Recommended resources
Please visit the unit Moodle site for further information.
Where it fits
EDF2068 is part of 2 areas of study in the 2025 handbook.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Connie Cirkony
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Connie Cirkony
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for EDF2068?
EDF2068 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
What can I take after EDF2068?
EDF2068 is a prerequisite or corequisite for 2 units, including EDF3069 and EDF4079.
When is EDF2068 offered?
In 2025, EDF2068 runs in Semester 2 at Peninsula.
How much work is EDF2068?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does EDF2068 have an exam?
No. EDF2068 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include EDF2068?
EDF2068 is part of Early childhood and primary education; and Primary education.