Prof. Dr. Mızrap Bulunuz mizrap@uludag.edu.tr Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi, Eğitim Fak. Temel Eğitim Bölümü, Sınıf Öğretmenliği Anabilim Dalı, E Blok Görükle / BURSA İş Tel: 0 224 294 2279
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Objective of the Course:
To enable pre-school teacher candidates to learn about basic science concepts and to teach the methods that will help children gain the skills of falling and behaving like scientists with the resources around them in the preschool period.
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Contribution of the Course to Professional Development
At the end of this course, the prospective teachers will learn the basic science concepts for preschool and gain the methods and techniques of teaching these concepts to children.
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Learning Outcomes:
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Knows the basic characteristics and classification of living things;
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Explain the substance and its properties (solutions, acids, bases);
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Understands sound and noise in learning environments conceptually.;
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Can describe the movements of the solar system, moon and earth.;
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Explain the aims of preschool science education;
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Can list the resources around children in preschool science education and explain how they can benefit from these environments in science education.;
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Explain scientific process skills in preschool and teaching methods in science education.;
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Course Content:
Week
Theoretical
Practical
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Living things
2
Living things
3
Nature of matter
4
Nature of matter
5
Physical science
6
Physical science
7
Earth and Cosmos
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Drawing on the Child’s World to make science relevant
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Nature of science
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Science in preschool
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Basic science concepts
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Science activities for preschool
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Science activities for preschool
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Science activities for preschool
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Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:
Özdaş, A. (2011). Science Education in Preschool, Anadolu University Open Education Publications. Eskisehir. Jarrett, S.O. (2013) Science in the Child's World: Activities for Meaningful Learning. TÜBİTAK Popular Science Publications. Ankara.
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Assesment
TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES
NUMBER
PERCENT
Midterm Exam
1
40
Quiz
0
0
Homeworks, Performances
0
0
Final Exam
1
60
Total
2
100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade
40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade
60
Total
100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course
1 midterm 1 final exam are applied during the semester.
Information
Relative evaluation is applied within the scope of this course.
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ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE
Activites
NUMBER
TIME [Hour]
Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical
14
3
42
Practicals/Labs
0
0
0
Self Study and Preparation
14
3
42
Homeworks, Performances
0
15
45
Projects
1
14
14
Field Studies
0
0
0
Midtermexams
1
12
12
Others
0
0
0
Final Exams
1
25
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Total WorkLoad
192
Total workload/ 30 hr
6
ECTS Credit of the Course
6
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CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS
