Elementary Science Curriculum builds a standards-aligned, inquiry-based approach to teaching science for MAT candidates — Earth, life, and physical sciences woven through cross-cutting concepts and engineering practices.
What D678 covers
The course provides an in-depth look at the development and implementation of a robust, inquiry-based science curriculum that aligns with current educational standards and best practices. Participants explore key concepts in teaching science to young learners, including major concepts within the Earth, life, and physical sciences.
The curriculum emphasizes the importance of cross-cutting concepts, science and engineering practices, and disciplinary core ideas in elementary science education to support students' conceptual understanding.
The D678 performance assessment
Expect a performance assessment requiring you to design an inquiry-based science curriculum unit for a given elementary grade level, incorporating cross-cutting concepts and disciplinary core ideas.
Key topics in D678
- Inquiry-based science curriculum
- Earth, life, and physical sciences
- Cross-cutting concepts
- Science and engineering practices
Writing tips for D678
Follow the task instructions and rubric line by line
WGU performance assessments for D678 are graded against a fixed rubric — every rubric line has to be visibly addressed, usually with a labeled heading that mirrors the rubric language. Skipping a rubric point because it seems minor is the single most common reason a competent submission comes back "Not Yet Competent" for revision.
Ground every claim in a specific grade band and student population
MAT Elementary Education courses like D678 typically ask you to design instruction for a specific grade range and set of learner needs rather than write about teaching in the abstract. As a post-baccalaureate candidate, connecting your prior professional background to your instructional reasoning strengthens a response further.
Because WGU is self-paced, don't let "no deadline pressure" become no submission
There's no weekly due date forcing progress, which means procrastination costs more at WGU than at a traditional term-based school — a stalled task can quietly eat weeks of a term. Treat your own target date for each D678 assessment as a real deadline.
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MAT candidates sometimes design activity-based lessons without genuinely inquiry-driven structure (students discovering concepts vs. being told them) — the rubric typically distinguishes real inquiry-based design from a dressed-up lecture.
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D678 has no listed additional prerequisites and is part of WGU's graduate (MAT) Elementary Education teacher-licensure curriculum.
- Master of Arts in Teaching, Elementary Education
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Frequently asked questions
D678 is the graduate (MAT, post-baccalaureate) version of the same course content that undergraduate teacher-candidates complete as D671. The content and expectations mirror each other closely — the difference is the degree pathway and candidate population, not the classroom content itself.