Information Package / Course Catalogue
Children and Environment
Course Code: ÇGP119
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: 2
Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to enable students to create programs and activities to be used in teaching environmental concepts. Students will be able to plan and implement activities related to environmental education in accordance with the prepared education program. Will be able to apply environmental education in pre-school education.

Course Content

To implement environmental education activities, to create environmental awareness, to recognize environmental problems and to design and implement in-class and out-of-class applications suitable for environmental protection awareness.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.To create awareness to protect the environment.
2.Recognizes the factors that harm the environment.
3.Implement environmental effectiveness
4.Applies classroom measures in accordance with environmental awareness
5.Applies Environmental Education, Environmental Education Activities.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Önder A. - Özkan B.(2013).Environmental Education with Sustainable Child Development Preschool Activities,Anı Yayıncılık , Ankara.
2.The Earth Works Group (1994)
3.Büyüktaşkapu, S. ve diğerleri (2011) and the environment, Visa publishing
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Environment and basic concepts related to environment
Week 2 - Theoretical
Environmental education and its importance in early childhood
Week 3 - Theoretical
Dimensions of environmental education in early childhood
Week 4 - Theoretical
Environmental education principles in early childhood
Week 5 - Theoretical
Scientific process skills in environmental education in early childhood
Week 6 - Theoretical
The impact of environmental education on developmental areas in early childhood
Week 7 - Theoretical
Environmental awareness and sustainable development
Week 8 - Theoretical
Methods and techniques that can be used in early childhood environmental education (MIDTERM EXAM)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Methods and techniques that can be used in early childhood environmental education
Week 10 - Theoretical
Environmental awareness education that can be used in early childhood
Week 11 - Theoretical
The role of parents in creating environmental awareness in children
Week 12 - Theoretical
Teacher's role in environmental education
Week 13 - Theoretical
The role of non-governmental organizations in environmental education in creating environmental awareness in children
Week 14 - Theoretical
Planning and implementing environmental education activities for preschool children
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Practice1%5
Presentation1%5
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory90218
Lecture - Practice3013
Presentation 1022
Individual Work81224
Midterm Examination1011
Final Examination1112
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)50
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
OÇ-1
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
OÇ-2
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
OÇ-3
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
OÇ-4
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
OÇ-5
4
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026