The science methods course is a requirement for the Bachelor of Science degree in elementary education licensure program in a mid-west state university in the U.S.A. In one semester, the author decided to evaluate the effectiveness of the science methods course in pedagogical content knowledge areas such as theory, planning and implementation. Adapting the instrument of Hudson and Ginns (2007), the author used a questionnaire to understand what preservice elementary teachers learned in the course. Results showed that topics such as classroom management, learning environment and hands-on lessons were well understood by the preservice elementary teachers as they had acquired similar knowledge in other education methods classes. Areas which needed improvement were the nature of science and the implementation of the science curriculum. Also, the findings showed that preservice elementary teachers had a strong positive attitude in science teaching and learning. (Contains 5 tables.)