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Course: Children explore natural phenomena
Scientific methods of acquiring knowledge
Admission requirements
STEOP, at least 100 ECTS-CP
Semester: 7
Orientation
Anthropocene
Focus
Encounters with nature
Aim
The aim of this course is to consolidate the biological, chemical, and physical knowledge of the students. The focus is on gaining knowledge by means of scientific research methods. The aim is to emphasise the relevance of the reference sciences biology, physics, and chemistry for the general studies at the primary level and to work out possibilities for the didactic use of these on the basis of content relevant to the Anthropocene – also with a view to strengthening area-specific self-concepts of the pupils.
Content
- Consolidation of basic biological, chemical, and physical knowledge through discussion of German and English-language specialist literature (evolution and history of development; chemical reaction, states of aggregation, safety in dealing with hazardous substances, chemistry in everyday life; physical systems, interactions, astronomy and its contribution to the human world view)
- Natural phenomena and the child’s lifeworld; development of the child’s biological, chemical, and physical understanding of the world with regard to global responsibility, education for sustainable development, and environmental protection
- Scientific working methods: Trail and experiment as a method of knowledge (planning, testing, and reflection of trials and experiments on selected contents)
- Didactic reduction of subject-specific content for the primary level; concept of model and didactic use of models in general studies
- Dealing with gender constructions, reflexive co-education
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The graduates ...
- are familiar with the fundamentals of the respective technical language and can reproduce and apply their knowledge of selected contents of the reference sciences biology, chemistry, and physics based on German- and English-language specialist literature
- can present examples of natural phenomena and human influence in an age-appropriate manner and point out possibilities of environmental protection in the sense of education for sustainable development
- are familiar with different methods of gaining knowledge and can plan, test, and reflect on experiments and trials
- are familiar with scientific models and can prepare them and subject-specific content for gender-sensitive teaching at the primary level in an age-appropriate didactic manner.
Supra-subject and transversal skills
- Environmental education
- Reflexive gender pedagogy and gender equality
- Scientific work
- English
Teaching and learning methods
Seminar work
Languages
Semester hours per week
3
ECTS-AP
5
Category
Focus
Type of course
Seminar (pi)
Type of assessment
digit grade
Performance records
- Oral partial performance
- Written partial performance/seminar paper
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