IFCp01 Integrated Science Foundations 1 - focusing on inanimate nature

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2017
Extent and Intensity
0/0/2. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Iva Frýzová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PhDr. Jan Válek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PhDr. Mgr. Monika Bortlíková (seminar tutor)
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: Jana Jachymiáková
Supplier department: Department of Physics, Chemistry and Vocational Education – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
IFCp01/01: Mon 10:15–11:55 učebna 2, M. Bortlíková, I. Frýzová, T. Miléř
IFCp01/02: Mon 8:25–10:05 učebna 2, M. Bortlíková, I. Frýzová, T. Miléř
IFCp01/03: Mon 12:05–13:45 učebna 2, M. Bortlíková, I. Frýzová, T. Miléř
IFCp01/04: Wed 15:45–17:25 učebna 2, M. Bortlíková, I. Frýzová, T. Miléř
IFCp01/05: Tue 11:10–12:50 učebna 2, M. Bortlíková, I. Frýzová, T. Miléř
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.
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
- to characterize selected minerals, rocks and soils, based on the investigation of the properties of these inanimate natural products, it is safe to know how to classify the rocks according to their origin
- 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
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. Minerals - origin, properties, cognition
  • 8. Rocks - origin, sorting, cognition
  • 9. Soils - soil types / soil types - formation, sorting, cognition, soil degradation
  • 10. Air - composition, properties, air pollution
  • 11. Water - composition, properties, water distribution on the Earth, water pollution
  • 12. Changes in reversible and irreversible substances, circulation of water on Earth
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
  • 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
Written test - theoretical part + practical part (identification of minerals, rocks and soil species)
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2017, recent)
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