Information Package / Course Catalogue
Science Teaching Laboratory I
Course Code: FBÖ353
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 1
Prt.: 2
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

Learning the concept of the importance of experiment in science teaching and designing experiment.

Course Content

The importance and purpose of laboratory in science education; the place of laboratory studies in the Science Program; safety precautions to be applied and taken in the laboratory: test equipment, tools recognition, use according to safety regulations and guidelines; the place and use of technology in the laboratory, Planning, conducting and reporting of various experiments based on different laboratory approaches appropriate to the nature of physics, chemistry, biology, environment, science topics within the science curriculum of the 5th and 6th grade science courses of secondary school; experimenting with simple and inexpensive materials; the importance of scientific process skills in experiments; the approaches to be used in the evaluation of student performances (knowledge, skill, attitude-value) in experiments.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Hilal AKTAMIŞ
Learning Outcomes
1.Explain the importance and objectives of laboratory at science education.
2.Apply safety precautions in laboratory.
3.Do experiments suitable for 5 and 6 grade.
4.Do experiments with simple and inexpensive materials
5.Explain scientific process skills.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Fen Bilimleri Laboratuvar Uygulamaları Naciye Şimşek Yasemin Çınar, Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık, 2017
2.Deney Yoluyla Fen Öğretimi, Ömer Ergin, Esin Şahin Pekmez, Sevinç Öngel Erdal, Dinozor Kitabevi, 2012.
3.Fen Öğretimi Laboratuvar Uygulamaları 1-2, Mehmet Yılmaz, Alev Doğan, İlbilge Dökme, Palme Yayınları, 2010.
4.Fen Bilgisi Laboratuvar Deneyleri, Tohit Güneş, Dilek Çelikler, M. Handan Güneş, Sibel Demir Kaçan, Anı Yayınları, 2016.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
The importance and purpose of laboratory in science education
Week 2 - Theoretical
The place of laboratory studies in the Science Program
Week 3 - Theoretical
Safety precautions to be applied and taken in the laboratory
Week 4 - Theoretical
Experiment equipments, tools recognition
Week 5 - Theoretical
Experiment equipments use according to safety regulations and guidelines
Week 6 - Theoretical
The place and use of technology in the laboratory,
Week 7 - Practice
Planning, conducting and reporting of various experiments
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
midterm
Week 9 - Practice
Experimenting with simple and inexpensive materials
Week 10 - Theoretical
The importance of scientific process skills in experiments
Week 11 - Practice
Experiments based on different laboratory approaches in the 5th and 6th grade
Week 12 - Practice
Experiments based on different laboratory approaches in the 5th and 6th grade
Week 13 - Theoretical
The approaches to be used in the evaluation of student performances in experiments.
Week 14 - Theoretical
The approaches to be used in the evaluation of student performances in experiments.
Week 15 - Theoretical
General evaluation of the course
Week 16 - Final Exam
Final
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141242
Reading50525
Individual Work120112
Midterm Examination19110
Final Examination110111
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
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
3
2
1
1
3
OÇ-2
2
2
2
1
OÇ-3
3
4
1
2
2
2
1
OÇ-4
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
OÇ-5
4
3
2
1
2
3
2
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026