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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS SNF 1004 BASIC SCIENCE IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COMPULSORY 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Elementary Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR TOLGA GÖK

Offered to

Elementary Teacher Education

Course Objective

The course aims to develop pre-service classroom teachers' comprehensive understanding of the science topics outlined in the 3rd and 4th grade levels of the primary school science curriculum.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Exhibiting the capacity to elucidate scientific concepts, principles, laws, and theories with clarity and precision 2   Establishing sophisticated interconnections among scientific concepts, principles, laws, and theories 3   Demonstrating advanced competence in addressing and resolving scientific problems 4   Providing scientifically grounded explanations for phenomena encountered in daily life 5   Effectively employing scientific concepts, principles, laws, and theories in alignment with the demands of professional practice

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 The subjects and principles of natural and physical sciences 2 Fundamental concepts and paradigms related to science education 3 The place of science among other disciplines and its historical development 4 The objectives of science education in primary school 5 General information, characteristics, real-life applications, and areas of use of physics topics included in the primary school curriculum-I 6 General information, characteristics, real-life applications, and areas of use of physics topics included in the primary school curriculum-II 7 General information, characteristics, real-life applications, and areas of use of physics topics included in the primary school curriculum-III 8 Midterm exam 9 General information, characteristics, real-life applications, and areas of use of Earth and space science topics included in the primary school curriculum-I 10 General information, characteristics, real-life applications, and areas of use of Earth and space science topics included in the primary school curriculum-II 11 General information, characteristics, real-life applications, and areas of use of chemistry topics included in the primary school curriculum-I 12 General information, characteristics, real-life applications, and areas of use of chemistry topics included in the primary school curriculum-II 13 General information, characteristics, real-life applications, and areas of use of chemistry topics included in the primary school curriculum-III 14 General information, characteristics, real-life applications, and areas of use of biology (life sciences) topics included in the primary school curriculum-I 15 General information, characteristics, real-life applications, and areas of use of biology (life sciences) topics included in the primary school curriculum-II 16 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Ayvacı, Ş. H. (2025). Ilkokulda Temel Fen Bilimleri, Pegem Akademi Yayıncılık Akçay, B. (2022) 4. 5. 6. ve 7. Ilkokul ve Ortaokul Fen Etkinlikler, Pegem Akademi Yayıncılık

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, presentation, demonstration, discussion, question-answer

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA 1 VZ Midterm 2 FN Semester final exam 3 BNS BNS Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examFN * 0.60 4 BUT Make-up note 5 BBN End of make-up grade Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examBUT * 0.60

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Assessment of student's quiz and final exams are avaluated according to learning outcomes

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

It is required to join to %70 of courses.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

tolga.gok@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday 12:00-12:45

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 14 3 42 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42 Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15 Preparation for final exam 1 20 20 Final 1 1 1 Midterm 1 1 1 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 121

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 PO.11 PO.12 PO.13 PO.14 PO.15 PO.16 PO.17 PO.18 PO.19 LO.1 3 2 3 LO.2 4 3 4 LO.3 3 3 3 LO.4 4 4 LO.5 4 4 4 3