Course Overview
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Course Synopsis
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Science has become an essential and integral part of our life. Without the knowledge of basic principles , concepts , theories and laws of science one cannot understand and explain a number of daily-life processes and many phenomena which one observes and experience in one’s life . Hence a basic knowledge about the fundamentals of science has become a necessity of everyone.
Keeping this in view, science has been given the status of a compulsory subject in any education system in the form of “General Science”. It is due to this large scale demand of science teaching that we need a large number of science teachers. These science teachers must be equipped with an in-depth knowledge with full understanding and well-developed skills to communicate (teach) the concepts, principles, theories and laws of science. They must have competence and command over the content of science as well as over the latest available methods, techniques and approaches towards science teaching. They must keep in mind the objectives of science teaching and its need and importance in the advancement and progress of the society and civilization. This course “Teaching of General Science” has been designed to meet all of these requirements.
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Course Learning Outcomes
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At the end of this course, learners will be able to:
- Understand and apply the concepts of science in daily life
- Develop scientific thinking and scientific attitude towards their experiential world
- Plan, organize and teach a lesson on a given topic of science in the light of theory and research in science education
- Understand recent trends and issues in methods and techniques of teaching science
- Comprehend and teach theories, Laws and principles of science effectively
- Develop inquiring minds and curiosity about science and the natural world
- Acquire knowledge, conceptual understanding and skills to solve problems and make informed decisions in scientific and other contexts
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Course Calendar
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Week 01
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1
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Introduction to Science
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2
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Nature of Scientific Practice
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Week 02
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4
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Pedagogical Content Knowledge
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5
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Approaches to Teaching Science
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Week 03
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7
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Common properties of materials
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Assignment 1
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8
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Exploring the Property of "Weight"
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Week 04
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10
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Exploring solids, liquids, gasses
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Week 05
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13
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Observing jelly crystal and sharing children's prior ideas
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14
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Observing and recording different stages of jelly
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15
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Observing jelly-- final stage
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Quiz 1
Week 06
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16
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Conducting a fair test template
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Week 07
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19
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Review of Pedagogical Content Knowledge
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Quiz 2
Week 08
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22
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Developing a tool kit for measuring the temperature
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24
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Developing a tool kit for measuring the time intervals
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Mid Term Exam
Week 09
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25
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Observing changes of state by heating ice I
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26
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Investigating the changes of state
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27
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Investigating changes of state by heating ice II
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Week 10
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28
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Changes of state "Background Information"
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29
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Exploring Evaporation and Conducting Fair Test
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30
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Concept of Evaporation
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GDB
Week 11
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31
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Presentations of children on Evaporation
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32
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Research Project Guidelines
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33
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Concepts and Skills to be assessed
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Week 12
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34
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Structure of matter strand for Grade 6 to 8
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35
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Assessing Children Prior Knowledge
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36
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Developing Communication and Literacy Skills of the Students
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Week 13
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37
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Developing a background learning of "Measuring the Length"
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Quiz 3
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38
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Developing a background learning to measure the "Mass"
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39
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Developing a background learning to measure "Density"
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Week 14
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40
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Density measurement activities
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Quiz 4
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41
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Measuring the Density of Irregular Objects
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Week 15
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43
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Building the Density Column
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44
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Assessment of the Activities of Mass, Volume and Density
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45
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Review of the Course of Teaching of General Science
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Final Term Exam
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