PHYSICS FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL EDUCATORS
| Title | ΦΥΣΙΚΗ ΓΙΑ ΕΚΠΑΙΔΕΥΤΙΚΟΥΣ ΠΡΩΤΟΒΑΘΜΙΑΣ ΕΚΠΑΙΔΕΥΣΗΣ / PHYSICS FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL EDUCATORS |
| Code | ΕΠΜ61 |
| Faculty | Education |
| School | Primary Education |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Coordinator | Aristotelis Gkiolmas |
| Common | Yes |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600024097 |
Programme of Study: PPS Tmīmatos Dīmotikīs Ekpaídeusīs Merikīs Foítīsīs (2026-sīmera)
Registered students: 0
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Elective Courses | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Programme of Study: PPS Tmīmatos Dīmotikīs Ekpaídeusīs (2024-sīmera)
Registered students: 16
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Elective Courses | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Instructors from Other Categories | |
| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Total Hours | 39 |
| Class ID | 600278160
|
Type Of Offer
- Disciplinary Course
- Transversal Skills Course
Course Type 2021
General Foundation
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600278160
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
No prerequisite knowledge, except for the basic elements of Physics taught at the Primary School and at the Secondary School.
Learning Outcomes
Within the framework of this one-semester course, students are expected to:
- To be able to formulate basic Principles, Laws and Theories of Physics, and in particular the Physics taught at the Primary School.
- To conceive the CONCEPTS of Physics and the main PHYSICAL QUANTITIES with their specific units.
- To be able to interpret, in terms of Physics, phenomena dealt with in school Physics and in particular in the two textbooks "Primary School Natural Science", of the 5th and the 6th Grade.
- To posses knowledge of the basic simple mathematical relationships and formulas of Physics, related to the school education.
- To have sufficient knowledge of the thematic areas of Physics taught in Primary School, and in particular knowledge of:
Engineering, Energy, Heat and Temperature, Electricity and Current, Magnetism and
- Electromagnetism, Oscillations, Waves, Sound, Light (Optics), States (phases) of the matter and others.
- To be able to perform simple laboratory experiments that are directly related to the material of Physics in Elementary School. The experiments are based on simple everyday materials (household or otherwise), as well as on very basic laboratory instruments (dynamometer, school thermometer, multimeter and others).
- To love Physics as a science and not be afraid to get involved with its issues and teach these to their future students.
- To have a broad involvement with the basic "scientific processes" related to Physics as a science. These include:
observation, measurement, formulating hypotheses, drawing conclusions, drawing simple graphs and others.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Generate new research ideas
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Respect natural environment
- Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
In the context of this one-semester course, undergraduate students are taught:
- The basic natural quantities and their units
- "Measurement" procedures and techniques. Basic instruments for measuring and performing experiments, related to the
Primary Education.
- Issues related to "error" (systematic and random) and "accuracy" in school Physics.
- "Mechanics" at the Primary School level.
- "Energy" at the Primary School level.
- "Heat" and "Temperature" at the Primary School level.
- "Electricity" and "Electric Current" at the Primary School level.
- "Magnetism" and "Electromagnetism", at the Primary School level.
- "Oscillations" at the Primary School level.
- "Waves" at the Primary School level.
- "Sound" at the Primary School level.
- "Light" and "Optics" at the Primary School level and
- "States" ("phases") of matter at the Primary School level.
If the time of the semester allows it, the course also includes elementary Chemistry subjects of the Primary School, such as:
- Mixtures and solutions
- Acids, bases, salts and
- Simple chemical reactions.
In the Laboratory part of the course:
- The students perform experiments in groups (face to face) on areas of School Physics, such as:
Mechanics, Heat, Electromagnetism, Sound, Optics (Light) etc
The equipment used in the laboratory experiments consists of:
i. Materials and devices of daily use and
ii. Simple instruments of the Primary School Physics' Laboratory.
Keywords
Physics, Primary Education, Educators
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Audio
- Multimedia
- Interactive excersises
- Book
- Laboratory Equipment
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Description
ICT’s are used during the course lectures (presentations, simulations etc) Also, the students do use ICT’s during the creation and the final presentation of the semester's synthetic assignement .
Also, the course possesses an electronic (virtual) classroom, e-learning, in an ICT-based environment and with ICT tools, where communication with the students takes place, and also textual and multimedia material is posted there both ways, by the teacher and by the students.
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 39 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Laboratory Work | 27 | ✓ | |||
| Reading Assigment | 42 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Written assigments | 42 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Total | 150 |
Student Assessment
Description
- With a written synthetic assignment, which the students write in groups during the semester and each group presents it to the plenary session and also submits it for grading, at the end of the semester (100% of the grade)
Student Assessment methods
- Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
- Performance / Staging (Formative, Summative)
- Labortatory Assignment (Formative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
- Hewitt Paul (2005). Οι Έννοιες της Φυσικής.
Εκδόσεις: Ίδρυμα Τεχνολογίας & Έρευνας - Πανεπιστημιακές Εκδόσεις Κρήτης
- Κασσέτας Ανδρέας (2021). Οι Έννοιες της Φυσικής και η διδασκαλία τους. 1η Έκδοση.
Εκδόσεις: ΔΙΑΥΛΟΣ Α.Ε.
Additional bibliography for study
- Παναγιώτης Κανδήλης (1996) Τα Φυσικά στο Δημοτικό Σχολείο. Μεθοδολογία και Πειράματα.
Εκδόσεις : Αυτοέκδοση.
- Jearl Walker (2001). Το πανηγύρι της Φυσικής (2η Έκδοση)
Εκδόσεις: Αλ. Μάμαλης και ΣΙΑ Ο.Ε.
Last Update
29-08-2024
