FC2832 Every-Day Physics

Faculty of Education
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/0/2. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Jan Válek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Jan Válek, Ph.D.
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
Prerequisites (in Czech)
FC2024 Methodology of Physics 2
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 main objective of the course are physics phenomena in everyday life and their interpretations for different target groups of education, understanding the concepts of each part of physics.
Knowledge: technical solutions based on physical phenomena and laws
Skills: to build experimental, computational task with use of data from daily life
Attitudes: to form a relationship with the technical achievements of mankind
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the course, the student should know and be able to:
- create teaching materials (worksheets, problems, experiments) showing the use of physics knowledge in everyday life
- analyze practical situations and technical achievements of mankind and be able to discuss them from a physical point of view
-explain the problems presented using individual physical concepts
Syllabus
  • 1st Physical problems and their importance for the understanding of the physics curriculum.
  • 2nd to 6th Mechanics, thermodynamics, electromagnetic field, optics in daily life
  • 7th to 8th Descriptive and graphic representations
  • 9th to 11th Suggestions for simple measurement and the application of physics in everyday life and engineering practice.
  • 12th Preparation of project-based learning for pupils
Literature
    required literature
  • HEWITT, Paul G. Conceptual physics. 9th ed. San Francisco: Addison-Wesley, 2002, 790 s. ISBN 0-321-05202-1. info
  • HEWITT, Paul G. Conceptual physics : practicing physics. 9th ed. San Francisco: Addison-Wesley, 2002, 238 s. : i. ISBN 0-321-05153-X. info
  • NAHODIL, Josef. Fyzika v běžném životě. 1. vyd. Praha: Prometheus, 1996, 149 s. ISBN 80-7196-005-5. info
    recommended literature
  • Šantavý, Ivan: Mechanika, SPN 1993, ISBN 80-04-26139-6
  • VACULOVÁ, Ivana and Milan KUBIATKO. Projektová výuka v přírodovědných předmětech (Project learning in scientific subjects). In Moderní trendy v přípravě učitelů fyziky 5. 2011. info
  • HEWITT, Sally. Zábavné pokusy v přírodě. Havlíčkův Brod: Fragment, 2002, 112 s. ISBN 807200641X. info
    not specified
  • Topics in applied physics. Berlin: Springer-Verlag. info
  • Fyzika :příprava k přijímacím zkouškám na vysoké školy. Edited by Ivan Šantavý - Aleš Trojánek. 1. vyd. Praha: Prometheus, 2002, 287 s. ISBN 80-7196-138-8. info
Teaching methods
class teaching in combination with cross-education of students, 2 homeworks
Assessment methods
Full-time Study:
The seminar/exercise is assessed from preliminary assignments and micro-assignments with self-presentation of assignments. A developed presentation on a chosen topic, with questions (at least 15) such that they stimulate the primary school student to explore, investigate and discover new things (most often conceptual questions). Adapt the interpretation and interpretation of the phenomena under study for different target groups (primary and secondary school pupils). Incorporate into the presentation the experience of applying the topic and questions in pedagogical practice. The deadline for submission of assignments is always Sunday of the last teaching week of the semester.
Three absences are allowed in the seminar/exercise.
Colloquium: Completion of a final colloquium as outlined in the course syllabus with reference to the school experience.

Combined Studies:
Seminar/exercise is assessed from preliminary assignments and micro-assignments with self-presentation of assignments. A developed presentation on a chosen topic, with questions (at least 15) such that they encourage the elementary school student to explore, investigate, and discover new things (most often conceptual questions). Adapt the interpretation and interpretation of the phenomena under study for different target groups (primary and secondary school pupils). Incorporate into the presentation the experience of applying the topic and questions in pedagogical practice. The deadline for submission of assignments is always Sunday of the last teaching week of the semester.
Colloquium: Completion of a final colloquium based on the course syllabus with reference to the school experience.

CV Studies:
Seminar/exercise is assessed from preliminary assignments and micro-assignments with self-presentation of assignments. A developed presentation on a chosen topic, with questions (at least 15) such that they encourage the elementary school student to explore, investigate, and discover new things (most often conceptual questions). Adapt the interpretation and interpretation of the phenomena under study for different target groups (primary and secondary school pupils). Incorporate into the presentation the experience of applying the topic and questions in pedagogical practice. The deadline for submission of assignments is always Sunday of the last teaching week of the semester.
Colloquium: Completion of a final colloquium based on the course syllabus with reference to the school experience.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 8 hodin.
Teacher's information
For students on a foreign placement (ERASMUS, etc.): Course requirements will be individually set in the context of the courses taken during the foreign placement and in accordance with the objectives and learning outcomes of the study programme.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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