COURSE UNIT TITLE

: LABORATORY APPLICATIONS IN SCIENCE TEACHING II

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FBÖ 3010 LABORATORY APPLICATIONS IN SCIENCE TEACHING II COMPULSORY 2 2 0 6

Offered By

Science Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR MEHMET ŞAHIN

Offered to

Science Teacher Education
Science Teacher Education

Course Objective

The students are aimed to learn the laboratory materials and improve skills to use these materials, gain knowledge and skills about science lab safety rules and applications, develop skills of designing and evaluating elementary level (6-8) science experiments using simple and cheap materials.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Knows and uses methods and techniques of working in science laboratory
2   Takes and applies required safety precautions in carrying out experiments
3   Uses simple material to design experiments in accordance with The Science and Technology course outcomes
4   Explains the concepts of The Science and Technology Curriculum using experiments
5   Evaluates laboratory activities in the elementary level science textbooks

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Methods and techniques of working in a science lab, using experiments in teaching
2 Rules and safety precautions in science lab
3 Computer use in science lab
4 Measurement and evaluation in experiments
5 Designing experiments using simple and cheap materials: simple and cheap materials
6 Designing experiments using simple and cheap materials: Examples from physics, chemistry, and biology: Group work
7 Using simple and cheap materials, designing experiments in accordance with the sixth grade Science and Technology course outcomes
8 Using simple and cheap materials, designing experiments in accordance with the sixth grade Science and Technology course outcomes
9 MID-TERM EXAM
10 Using simple and cheap materials, designing experiments in accordance with the sixth grade Science and Technology course outcomes
11 Using simple and cheap materials, designing experiments in accordance with the sixth grade Science and Technology course outcomes
12 Using simple and cheap materials, designing experiments in accordance with the sixth grade Science and Technology course outcomes
13 Using simple and cheap materials, designing experiments in accordance with the sixth grade Science and Technology course outcomes
14 Evaluation of experiments designed by the students
15 FINAL EXAM

Recomended or Required Reading

1. M. Aydoğdu, Y. Ünsal, G. Meriç, M. Uşak (2004). Fen Bilgisi Labaratuar Uygulamaları, Ankara: Pagem Yayıncılık
2. M. Bahar, F. Aydın, M. Polat, H. Bertiz. (2008). Fen ve Teknoloji Laboratuvar Uygulamaları 1-2. Ankara: Pagem Yayıncılık
3. Çepni, S. (2008). Sınıf öğretmenleri ve öğrenciler için fen ve teknoloji laboratuvar uygulamaları I ve II. Trabzon: Celepler Matbaacılık
4. Şimşek, N., Çınar, Y. (2009). Fen Bilgisi Labaratuar Uygulamaları. Ankara: Nobel Yayın
5. Ş. Özkurt ve diğer. (1998) Fen Bilgisi Labaratuar Uygulama Klavuzu, MEB EARGET,Ankara
6. B. Güngör, I. Dökme, S. Ülker, F. N. Yıldırım, R. Aydınlı, Z. B. Baş. (2003). Ilköğretim Fen Bilgisi 6. sınıf Ders Kitapı, Istanbul; Milli Eğitim Basımevi

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. Discovery learning
3. Inquiry
4. Discussion
5. Question-answer
6. Cooperative learning
7. Problem based learning
8. Computer based
9. Experiment-lab

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Ara Sınav
2 FN Yarıyılsonu Sınavı
3 BNS BNS VZ * 0.40 + FN * 0.60
4 BUT Bütünleme Notu
5 BBN Bütünleme Sonu Başarı Notu VZ * 0.40 + BUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

The homeworks/presentations and laboratory work will be regarded as the mid-term scores. There will be a final exam.

Assessment Criteria

Learning objectives will be continously assesed via students homeworks/presentations and laboratory work during the semester. In addition, the final exam will be a general evaluation of all of the learning objectives.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. It is required to attend at least 70% of the classes.
2. Misbehaviors in the exams may result in disciplinary charges.
3. There may be quizzes. The scores obtained from quizzes will be directly added to exam scores.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Tutorials 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Preparation for quiz etc. 6 10 60
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 156

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.15244445
LO.2232
LO.344444
LO.454445
LO.55444

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