IFC01 Integrated Science Foundations 1

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/0/2. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Taught in person.
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Pavel Pecina, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Irena Plucková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Tomáš Miléř, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Petr Sládek, CSc.
Department of Physics, Chemistry and Vocational Education – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Mgr. Irena Plucková, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Physics, Chemistry and Vocational Education – Faculty of Education
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
It is a propedeutic subject that aims to unify the level of selected knowledge and skills of students in the field of science and social sciences, to present students with an interdisciplinary view of nature and society and to learn teaching examples based on a constructivist approach.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student will be able to:
- on the basis of the correct idea of ​​the Solar System and the Earth as a cosmic body to characterize the individual objects of the Solar System and to describe the movements of these bodies
- deduce properties of bodies and expertly use the units, gauges when examining selected quantities (length, volume, weight, strength, temperature and time)
- to describe the internal structure of the Earth, to characterize the individual spheres of the Earth, to locate any place on Earth using the geographical network
- describing and using simple experiments to prove the composition and properties of selected substances, with an emphasis on the properties of water and air
- to distinguish and, by means of simple experiments, prove the reversible and irreversible changes of substances, to describe and, by means of simple experiments, to model the circulation of water on Earth
- enumerate the global issues associated with sustainable living; These topics should be able to explain to the pupils of the first degree from an integrated interdisciplinary point of view.
Syllabus
  • Syllabus of the course: These are practical exercises using activating teaching methods supported by original worksheets and e-learning study texts:
  • 1. Universe observable from Earth, stars, constellations.
  • 2. The solar system and its components.
  • 3. Earth as one of the planets of the solar system
  • 4. Magnetic and gravitational force
  • 5. Measurement of quantities I (length, weight, volume)
  • 6. Measurement of quantities II (temperature, time, force)
  • 7. Air - composition, properties, air pollution
  • 8. Water - composition, properties, water distribution on the Earth, water pollution
  • 9. Changes in reversible and irreversible substances, circulation of water on Earth
  • 10. Energy, energy sources
  • 11. Waste and its use
  • 12. Sustainable living
Literature
    required literature
  • Miléř T. & Hollan J. (2014) Klima a koloběhy látek. Brno: Masarykova univerzita (dostupné v pdf na http://amper.ped.muni.cz/gw/aktivity/klima.pdf )
    recommended literature
  • Oxlade,Ch., Stockley, C., Wertheim, J. Fyzika - Ilustrovaný přehled. Český překlad. Ostrava. 1994. 128 s. ISBN 80-85606-31-3
  • DROZD, Zdeněk and Jitka BROCKMEYEROVÁ. Pokusy z volné ruky. 1. vyd. Praha: Prometheus, 2003, 148 s. ISBN 8071962686. info
  • GRYGAR, Jiří. Vesmír, jaký je : současná kosmologie (téměř) pro každého. 1. vyd. Praha: Mladá fronta, 1997, 217 s. ISBN 8020406379. info
  • PATURI, Felix R., Friedrich STRAUCH and Michael HERHOLZ. Kronika Země. 2. české vyd. Praha: Fortuna Print, 1996, 576 s. ISBN 80-85873-67-2. info
  • DEMEK, Jaromír, Evžen QUITT and Jaroslav RAUŠER. Úvod do obecné fyzické geografie. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1976, 400 s. info
Teaching methods
Practical exercises, teaching in the scientific center
Assessment methods
participation in exercises - possible 2 absences; written tests from the theoretical physical part (test 1) and from from the theoretical chemical part (test 2) - success rate 80 %
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2023.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2024, recent)
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