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Course Catalog 1999/2000


Education and Teaching Methods

PÄN007 The Pre-School in Nature and Local Environment 22.5 ECTS credits

TIMEPERIOD:
Q1, Q2

LANGUAGE:Swedish

EXAMINER
Crister Björk Univ adj


PREREQUISITES
Applicants must have completed the courses KSP046 and PÄP044.

COURSE AIM
The aims of the course are that students acquire knowledge of:
- the fundamentals of science and everyday technology
- the nature and environment of the local community
- man and the ecosystem
- risk of infection, quality of life and health
- educational planning based on children's world view


CONTENTS
Knowledge of species, biotope studies also in winter-time, environmental training, agriculture and forestry, gardening as a school subject, children's health.
The shapes of matter. Experiments with air, water, electricity, magnetism and heat.
Technical and constructional exercises.
Chemical experiments, everyday chemistry and environmental chemistry.
Children and traffic.
Computers and society, multimedia.
Planning and realization of nature studies in preschool.


TEACHING
Lectures, laboratory work and seminars. Study visits and practical exercises in Teknikens Hus (technical centre for children). Teaching practice in preschool.

EXAMINATION
Written and oral examination, individually and in group.
COURSE GRADE SCALE: Fail, Pass.

ITEMS/CREDITS
Course assignment 9.00ECTS
Teaching Practice/Assignment 6.00ECTS
Bi, Phy, Geo, Che/examination 7.50ECTS

COURSE LITERATURE
Aktuella styrdokument för förskolan.
Andersson, L (1993). Naturen och människan. Introduktion till ekologi och miljövård. Hallgren och Fallgren.
Doverborg, E m fl (1991). Temaarbete. Lärarens metodik och barnens förståelse. Utbildningsförlaget.
Doverborg, E & Pramling, I (1995). Mångfaldens pedagogiska möjligheter. Liber.
Elvers I (1996). Vår flora i färg, fanerogamer. Norstedts Förlag AB. ISBN 91-1-961321-0.
Hubendick, B (1989). Vi på vår jord. Godlund.
Jakobsson-Åhl, G Vardagslivets kemi. Kompendium, Institutionen pedagogik och ämnesdidaktik.
Johansson, S (red) (1981, 1982). Runt i naturen del 1. Utbildningsradion
Rönnlund, B (1990). Teori och experiment för lärare och elever, del I och II. Norrlands skolkonsult.
Stephansson, O m fl. Jord, berg, luft, vatten. Utbildningsradion.
Socialstyrelsen (1990). Lära i förskolan. SOU:1990:4. Socialstyrelsen.
REFERENSLITTERATUR
Fischer, U & Madsen, B (1984). Titta här! En bok om barns uppmärksamhet. Liber.
Lindkvist, G (1989). Från fakta till fantasi. Om temaarbete utifrån skapande ämnen och lek. Studentlitteratur.
Wallström, B (1992). Möte med Fröbel. Studentlitteratur.

REMARKS


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Valid for the academic year 1999/2000.

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