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COURSE INFORMATION

Course Code	Course Title	L+P Hour	Semester	ECTS
FBO 3003	LABORATORY APPLICATIONS IN SCIENCE EDUCATION 1	1 + 2	5th Semester	4

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Course Level	Bachelor's Degree
Course Type	Compulsory
Course Objective	Learning the concept of the importance of experiment in science teaching and designing experiment.
Course Content	The importance and purpose of laboratory in science education; the place of laboratory studies in the Science Program; safety precautions to be applied and taken in the laboratory: test equipment, tools recognition, use according to safety regulations and guidelines; the place and use of technology in the laboratory, Planning, conducting and reporting of various experiments based on different laboratory approaches appropriate to the nature of physics, chemistry, biology, environment, science topics within the science curriculum of the 5th and 6th grade science courses of secondary school; experimenting with simple and inexpensive materials; the importance of scientific process skills in experiments; the approaches to be used in the evaluation of student performances (knowledge, skill, attitude-value) in experiments.
Prerequisites	No the prerequisite of lesson.
Corequisite	No the corequisite of lesson.
Mode of Delivery	Face to Face

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	Explain the importance and objectives of laboratory at science education.
2	Apply safety precautions in laboratory.
3	Do experiments suitable for 5 and 6 grade.
4	Do experiments with simple and inexpensive materials.
5	Explain scientific process skills.

COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Work Load (Hour)
Course Duration (14 weeks/theoric+practical)	14	2	28
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	13	2	26
Assignments	5	2	10
Mid-terms	1	6	6
Laboratory	14	2	28
Final examination	1	6	6
Total Work Load ECTS Credit of the Course			104 4

COURSE DETAILS

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Course Details

Course Code	Course Title	L+P Hour	Course Code	Language Of Instruction	Course Semester
FBO 3003	LABORATORY APPLICATIONS IN SCIENCE EDUCATION 1	1 + 2	1	Turkish	2023-2024 Fall

Course Coordinator	E-Mail	Phone Number	Course Location	Attendance
Asts. Prof. Dr. AYTAÇ KARAKAŞ	akarakas@pau.edu.tr		EGT A0002	%80 (Uygulamalı teorik derslerde devam sağlayan öğrenci tekrar aynı dersi aldığında devam koşulu aranır.)

Goals		Learning the concept of the importance of experiment in science teaching and designing experiment.
Content		The importance and purpose of laboratory in science education; the place of laboratory studies in the Science Program; safety precautions to be applied and taken in the laboratory: test equipment, tools recognition, use according to safety regulations and guidelines; the place and use of technology in the laboratory, Planning, conducting and reporting of various experiments based on different laboratory approaches appropriate to the nature of physics, chemistry, biology, environment, science topics within the science curriculum of the 5th and 6th grade science courses of secondary school; experimenting with simple and inexpensive materials; the importance of scientific process skills in experiments; the approaches to be used in the evaluation of student performances (knowledge, skill, attitude-value) in experiments.

Topics

Weeks	Topics
1	Laboratory Approaches and Their Importance in Science Education
2	Types of Experiments in Science Education, Nature of Science, Scientific Process Skills
3	Argument-driven inquiry in science laboratory applications
4	Investigation 1: Movement of Matter Into and Out of a System: What Causes the Water to Come Out of the Tube in the Balloon Water Dispenser?
5	Investigation 2. Movement of Particles in a Liquid: Why Do People Use Hot Water Instead of Cold Water When They Make Tea?
6	Investigation 3. States of Matter and Weight: What Happens to the Weight of a Substance When It Changes From a Solid to a Liquid or a Liquid to a Solid?
7	Investigation 4. Chemical Reactions: Which Pairs of the Available Liquids Produce a New Substance When They Are Mixed Together?
8	Middle Exam
9	Investigation 5. Reactions and Weight: What Happens to the Total Weight of a Closed System When a Chemical Reaction Takes Place Within That System?
10	Investigation 6. Physical and Chemical Properties: What Are the Identities of the Unknown Powders?
11	Investigation 7. Gravity: What Direction Is the Gravitational Force Exerted by Earth on Objects?
12	Investigation 8. Plant Growth: Where Do the Materials That Plants Need for Growth Come From in the Environment?
13	Investigation 9. Energy in Ecosystems: How Do We Best Model the Transfer of Energy Into and Within the Living Things That Are Found in the Arctic Ocean?
14	Final Exam

Materials

Materials are not specified.

Resources

Course Assessment

L+P: Lecture and Practice
PQ: Program Learning Outcomes
LO: Course Learning Outcomes

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