FTCE Elementary Education Science

Teacher Prep Lab

This podcast includes episodes to help education majors and prospective teachers in Florida prepare for the science subtest of the FTCE Elementary Education certification exam.

Episodes

  1. May 6

    Why Life is a Biological Verb

    This episode covers the following life science competency: Identify and compare the characteristics of living and nonliving things. This podcast was created with Google NotebookLM.

    18 min

  2. May 6

    How Microscopic Cells Build Living Things

    This episode covers the following life science competency: Analyze the cell theory as it relates to the functional and structural hierarchy of all living things. This podcast was created with Google NotebookLM.

    20 min

  3. 10/19/2025

    A Deep Dive into Contact and Noncontact Forces

    This episode covers the following physical science competency: Identify and apply the characteristics of contact forces (e.g., push, pull, friction), at-a-distance forces (e.g., magnetic, gravitational, electrostatic), and their effects on matter (e.g., motion, speed). This podcast was created with Google NotebookLM.

    13 min

  4. 10/18/2025

    The Conductive Pathway: Conductors, Insulators, and Semiconductors

    This episode covers the following physical science competency: Analyze the functionality of an electrical circuit based on its conductors, insulators, and components. This podcast was created with Google NotebookLM.

    15 min

  5. 10/17/2025

    Beyond Hot: The Deep Dive Into Heat

    This episode covers the following physical science competency: Distinguish among temperature, heat, and forms of heat transfer (e.g., conduction, convection, radiation). This podcast was created with Google NotebookLM.

    11 min

  6. 10/16/2025

    Why Energy Never Vanishes (It Just Changes Form)

    This episode covers the following physical science competency: Differentiate among forms of energy, transformations of energy, and their real-world applications (e.g., chemical, electrical, mechanical, heat, light, sound). This podcast was created with Google NotebookLM.

    15 min
  7. The Dynamic Duo: Potential and Kinetic Energy

    08/22/2025

    The Dynamic Duo: Potential and Kinetic Energy

    This episode covers the following physical science competency: Identify and compare potential and kinetic energy. This podcast was created with Google NotebookLM.

    11 min
  8. Physical Science: From Atoms to Everything

    08/22/2025

    Physical Science: From Atoms to Everything

    This episode covers the following physical science competency: Identify examples of and relationships among atoms, elements, molecules, and compounds. This podcast was created with Google NotebookLM.

    13 min
  9. Physical Science: Beyond Solid, Liquid, and Gas

    08/22/2025

    Physical Science: Beyond Solid, Liquid, and Gas

    This episode covers the following physical science competency: Compare the properties of matter during phase changes through the addition and/or removal of energy (e.g., boiling, condensation, evaporation). This podcast was created with Google NotebookLM.

    12 min
  10. Physical Science: Physical vs. Chemical Changes

    08/22/2025

    Physical Science: Physical vs. Chemical Changes

    This episode covers the following physical science competency: Identify and differentiate between physical and chemical changes (e.g., tearing, burning, rusting). This podcast was created with Google NotebookLM.

    12 min
  11. Physical Science: Physical Properties of Matter

    08/22/2025

    Physical Science: Physical Properties of Matter

    This episode covers the following physical science competency: Identify and differentiate among the physical properties of matter (e.g., mass, volume, texture, hardness, freezing point). This podcast was created with Google NotebookLM.

    11 min
  12. Physical Science: Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Mixtures

    08/16/2025

    Physical Science: Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Mixtures

    This episode covers the following physical science competency: Differentiate between the properties of homogeneous mixtures (i.e., solutions) and heterogeneous mixtures. This podcast was created with Google NotebookLM.

    14 min
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This podcast includes episodes to help education majors and prospective teachers in Florida prepare for the science subtest of the FTCE Elementary Education certification exam.

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