XFCp01 Practice of enviromnental education

Faculty of Education
Spring 2022
Extent and Intensity
0/0/2. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Taught in person.
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Iva Frýzová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Irena Plucková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. Mgr. Pavel Pecina, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Kateřina Ševčíková (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Petr Sládek, CSc.
Department of Physics, Chemistry and Vocational Education – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Mgr. Iva Frýzová
Supplier department: Department of Biology – Faculty of Education (40,00 %), Department of Physics, Chemistry and Vocational Education – Faculty of Education (60,00 %)
Timetable of Seminar Groups
XFCp01/Prez01: Wed 14:00–15:50 učebna 7, I. Frýzová, P. Pecina, I. Plucková, K. Ševčíková
XFCp01/Prez02: Wed 16:00–17:50 učebna 7, I. Frýzová, P. Pecina, I. Plucková, K. Ševčíková
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
The subject uses the activating methods and introduces students to issues of nature as an interesting and stimulating area that allows children to explore and experiment. During the individual exercises, the students will learn about the professional background and the most common misconceptions of selected topics and at the same time with algoheistic methods using various teaching methods and didactic means that will enable children to discover these areas and create their own ideas about the surrounding world.
At the end of the course the student will be able to:
- to select appropriate topics for exploring and discovering pre-school children and to suggest activities that are sufficiently clear and safe for children to - critically evaluate the available didactic methodologies and themes, select or develop ideas for their pedagogical practice with regard to the professional Accuracy, adequacy and security.
- Encourage children to actively explore nature and nature in the immediate surroundings, based on experience-based activities, to build a relationship with the environment to children.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student will be able to:
- to select appropriate topics for exploring and discovering pre-school children and to suggest activities that are sufficiently clear and safe for children to - critically evaluate available didactic methodologies and themes, select or develop ideas for their pedagogical practice with regard to professional accuracy , adequacy and security.
- Encourage children to actively explore nature and nature in the immediate surroundings, based on experience-based activities, to build a relationship with the environment for children.
Syllabus
  • Course contents:
  • 1. Method of observation as a way to   discovering the world
  • 2. Nature in winter (adaptation of organisms to the winter period)
  • 3. Invertebrate animals (in fairy tales and in the real world)
  • 4. Turners (in fairy tales and in the real world)
  • 5. Live animal in nursery school
  • 6. Plants safe and dangerous
  • 7. Minerals and rocks - exploring their properties
  • 8. Toys and physical laws
  • 9. Water in all forms
  • 10. Magnetism - Properties and Usage
  • 11. Kitchen as a chemical laboratory
  • 12. Dangerous chemicals in households
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Mareš S.,Cemerková Golová P.,Burdová E. (2014). Dobrodružství v zahradě : [rozvoj čtenářské, matematické, přírodovědné a sociální gramotnosti na 1. stupni ZŠ. Praha: Raabe. [95] s. ISBN 9788074960994.
  • Bennet J.,Smith R. (1996). Nápady pro přírodovědu : soubor praktických námětů a zábavných činností pro vyučování prvouky a přírodovědy na 1. stupni základních škol. 1. vyd. Praha: Portál. 127 s. ISBN 8071781126.
  • Frýzová I. (2014). Využití didaktické metody pozorování v předškolním vzdělávání. In Syslová Zora, Rodová Veronika. Předškolní vzdělávání v teorii a praxi. Brno: Masarykova univerzita. s. 116-123, 8 s. ISBN 978-80-210-7370-8.
  • Jančaříková K. (2010). Environmentální činnosti v předškolním vzdělávání. Praha: Raabe. 148 s. ISBN 9788086307954.
Teaching methods
practical excercises
Assessment methods
Public presentation of the seminar work.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2023.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2022, recent)
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