Information Package / Course Catalogue
Early Childhood Science Education
Course Code: ÇGE210
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

Experiencing and theoretically explaining natural science phenomena with simple materials

Course Content

Experiences weather events, pressure-volume relationship, mixing and changing colors, getting rid of germs by cleaning, making a compass.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Ins. Evren Barış KAYHAN
Learning Outcomes
1.Knows to explain natural phenomena with science education.
2.Demonstrates weather phenomena with experiments.
3.Explains the weather phenomena theoretically.
4.Demonstrates the pressure-volume relationship with experiments.
5.Explains the results of color mixtures theoretically.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Akman, B., Balat, G. U., Güler, T., Alabay, E., Büyüktaşkapu, S., Önkol, F. L., ... & Veziroğlu, M. (2010). Science education in preschool period.Pegem Academy.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Course introduction
Week 2 - Theoretical
The relationship between natural events and science education
Week 3 - Theoretical
Things to consider when conducting experiments
Week 4 - Theoretical
Weather experiments
Week 5 - Theoretical
Weather experiments
Week 6 - Theoretical
Weather experiments
Week 7 - Theoretical
Pressure-volume relationship experiments
Week 8 - Theoretical
Pressure-volume relationship experiments
Week 9 - Theoretical
Pressure-volume relationship experiments
Week 10 - Theoretical
Color experiments
Week 11 - Theoretical
Color experiments
Week 12 - Theoretical
Experiments on cleanliness (germ)
Week 13 - Theoretical
Making a compass in nature
Week 14 - Theoretical
General evaluation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Seminar1505
Individual Work37227
Midterm Examination1055
Final Examination20510
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)75
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
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PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
PÇ-12
PÇ-13
PÇ-14
PÇ-15
PÇ-16
PÇ-17
PÇ-18
PÇ-19
PÇ-20
OÇ-1
3
4
2
4
4
3
5
2
OÇ-2
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
OÇ-3
4
4
3
3
3
4
OÇ-4
2
4
4
4
4
OÇ-5
2
4
4
4
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026