BIp024 System of Higher Plants for Teachers

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2021
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Natálie Čeplová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Natálie Čeplová, Ph.D.
Department of Biology – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Mgr. Natálie Čeplová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Biology – 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
Abstract
At the end of the course students should be able to: understand the origin and diversification of land plants while emphasizing flowering plants; identify and classify emphasizing flowering plants; understand basic evolution processes (speciation, reproductive biology, adaptation, convergence, biogeography); to interpret their phylogenetics (phenetics, cladistics, morphology and molecules).
Learning outcomes
- student uses correct botanical terminology and is able to select concepts and phenomena corresponding to the level of elementary school pupils - student selects and uses the model organisms in the teaching praxis to document the selected concepts and phenomena related to botany of higher plants - student works with plant material and creates didactic subjects for teaching at primary school - student selects appropriate examples to demonstrate human impact on nature with an emphasis on environmental protection
Key topics
Lectures: Plant morphology, phylogeny and evolution; characteristics of the main taxonomical groups and species; Practical courses: 1. Bryophytes 2. Ferns 3. Determination keys 4. Botanical resources 5. Papers on specialized topics 6. Flora and vegetation of the Czech Republic
Study resources and literature
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
lectures (1 hour per week) and practical courses (1 hour per week; includes theory, presentation and discussion on given topics)
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
1. students present and discuss given topic; 2. final written test
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, autumn 2020, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024, Autumn 2025, Autumn 2026.
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