Main content:
Anthropocene
Course: Children discover the animals in their environment
Zoology – ecology – ESD
Admission requirements
STEOP, at least 100 ECTS-CP
Semester: 8
Orientation
Anthropocene
Focus
Encounters with nature
Aim
Bringing pupils closer to the direct and indirect environment in the sense of global responsibility and education for sustainable development is a core task of general studies at the primary level. The focus of this course is on the consolidation of basic knowledge acquired in the subject areas of zoology, ecology, and education for sustainable development (ESD). On the basis of selected examples, different subject didactic methods of dealing with basic questions of the human–nature relationship are developed in order to stimulate transformative learning processes in pupils.
Content
- Animals of the (in)direct environment (consolidation in the areas of reproduction, growth, development; from the fertilised egg to the adult animal: metamorphosis, emergence, adaptation)
- Adaptation of wildlife to seasonal change, environmental conditions, and climate change (phenology and population genetics, hibernation strategies and migratory species, bird migration; conquest of new habitats)
- Interrelationship of living beings with each other and with their environment in the Anthropocene
- education for sustainable development (ESD) and environmental protection (UNESCO Commission; biosphere reserves, environmental projects at schools)
- Consolidation of biological and subject didactic models for cooperative forms of learning and self-directed learning at the primary level (observation and determination, experimenting and researching); demonstration experiments, project teaching, learning scenarios with a focus on the human-nature relationship; learning at primary experience sites to promote transformative learning processes
- English-language factual texts suitable for children on encounters with nature, ecological and biological contexts, and responsible behaviour towards nature
show detailsshow lessLearning outcomes/skills
The graduates ...
- can reproduce and critically reflect on their extended scientific knowledge in the fields of zoology and ecology
- are familiar with the effects of climate change and the associated changes in habitats for wildlife as well as their adaptation strategies
- are familiar with ways to integrate ESD and environmental protection into the classroom
- are familiar with didactic methods to initiate self-directed learning and are able to carry out simple experiments and trials while observing the necessary safety measures
- are familiar with the importance of primary experience sites for transformative learning processes and are able to integrate them into their lesson planning
- are familiar with the English vocabulary for age-appropriate general studies and can take into account the different performance levels of the learners in content-integrative general studies by means of child-appropriate factual texts.
Supra-subject and transversal skills
- Environmental education
- Entrepreneurship Education
- 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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