BERGAMO
Overview
Date/time interval
Syllabus
Course Objectives
The specific objectives to be acquired at the end of the course are:
- knowledge of the theoretical foundations and scientific languages of the Life Sciences;
- the understanding of the results of empirical studies to build knowledge and improve the effectiveness of interventions;
- the ability to design learning paths on issues of Life Sciences and environmental education;
- the ability to identify tools and methodologies appropriate to specific teaching/learning contexts.
- the attitude to epistemological reflection on the primary knowledge relating to "Life sciences" and environmental sustainability.
Course Prerequisites
Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods
The evaluation consists of a written test, during the course. The written test covers the topics covered during the course. Lasting no less than 30 minutes, consisting of 10 questions each evaluated a maximum of 3 points, it is designed to test both the ability to correctly apply theoretical knowledge and the ability to understand the proposed problems. The writing test results are published on the course web page. Students (who cannot take the in-class written test during the course) will take it on the date of the exam. The final mark, expressed on a scale of 1-30, considers the quality of the acquired skills and the speaking ability. The final mark can be: a) Insufficient (less than 18/30): The candidate does not demonstrate that he possesses the minimum notions on the topics dealt with in the course, has modest expressive abilities and in any case insufficient to support a coherent dialogue, a lack of synthesis and little interaction with the teacher during the interview. b) Sufficient (from 18 to 20/30): The candidate demonstrates to have few acquired notions, superficial level, and many gaps. The expressive capacities are modest but sufficient to support a coherent dialogue; the logical abilities and consequentiality in the connection of the elementary level arguments; interaction with the teacher during the interview is scarce. c) Fair (from 21 to 23/30): The candidate shows to have a discrete acquisition of notions, but little depth, few gaps; expressive skills more than sufficient to support a coherent dialogue; acceptable mastery of scientific language; logical skills and consequentiality in the connection of moderate complexity topics; more than enough capacity for synthesis and adequate graphic expression. d) Good (from 24 to 26/30): The candidate demonstrates that he has a wealth of notions rather broad, moderately in-depth, with few gaps; satisfactory expressive abilities and significant mastery of scientific language; dialogic ability and critical spirit well detectable; good synthesis skills. e) Very good (from 27 to 29/30): The candidate demonstrates profound knowledge, with marginal gaps; remarkable expressive abilities and high mastery of scientific language; remarkable dialogic ability, useful competence and good aptitude for logical synthesis; high synthesis skills. f) Excellent (30/30): The candidate demonstrates that he has a wealth of pervasive and in-depth knowledge, any irrelevant gaps; high expressive abilities and high mastery of scientific language; excellent dialogic ability and marked aptitude for making connections between different topics; remarkable synthesis ability. "Laude" is given to candidates who demonstrate a complete degree of preparation and appropriate use of the specific vocabulary. In order to proceed with the examination registration, each student is required to design one UdA for the Botany course, on one of the topics covered. The UdA, optionally intended for pre-school or primary school, is to be uploaded to the e-learning platform (in the "Student delivery" folder) 10 days before the exam. The verbalization of the examination will be conditional on the aforementioned delivery.
Contents
1. to identify the connections between the structuring concepts necessary to face the topic;
2. investigate the mental representations of children and adults;
3. reflect on problems and cognitive obstacles.
Topics:
• Fundamentals of general biology. Cell characteristics: prokaryotes and eukaryotes. The plasma membrane, the cytoplasm, the nucleus and the organelles. The plant cell.
• The tissues: from the cell to the plant. The organs (roots, stem and leaf). Sexual and asexual reproduction.
• Photosynthesis.
• Plants and their importance in human life and ecosystems.
For the transposition of theoretical contents into the practice of teaching in primary school and childhood, particular attention will be paid to laboratory activity as a possible turning point in the teaching-learning relationship. We will explore topics related to the laboratory as a classroom "place of narration, learning and case study" also outdoors, in safety, stimulating observation, problematization, planning, experience, and experiment. Simple laboratory-type demonstrations, such as:
• Light: the interaction of light with matter;
• The role of fruit and vegetables in human nutrition;
• Osmosis - from the kitchen to the class: onions, potatoes and kiwi as teaching tools.