Physics Experiments


COURSE OUTLINE

  1. GENERAL
SCHOOL School of Education
DEPARTMENT Department of Primary Level Education
LEVEL OF STUDIES Level 6
COURSE CODE 3E8 SEMESTER 3rd
COURSE TITLE Physics Experiments
TEACHINGACTIVITIES
If theECTSCreditsaredistributedin distinct partsofthecoursee.g. lectures, labsetc. IftheECTSCreditsareawardedto the wholecourse, thenplease indicate the teaching hours per week and the corresponding ECTS Credits.
TEACHINGHOURSPERWEEK ECTSCREDITS
3 5
 
 
Please, addlinesifnecessary.Teaching methods and organization of the course are described in section 4.
COURSETYPE

Background, GeneralKnowledge, Scientific Area, Skill Development

Skill Development
PREREQUISITES:

 

No
TEACHING & EXAMINATION LANGUAGE: Greek
COURSE OFFERED TO ERASMUSSTUDENTS: No
COURSE URL: https://eclass.duth.gr/courses/ALEX03356/
  1. LEARNING OUTCOMES
Learning Outcomes
Pleasedescribethelearningoutcomesofthecourse: Knowledge, skills and abilitiesacquiredafterthesuccessfulcompletionofthecourse.
The course material aims at the realization of the experiment by the students. Working in groups the students can experience basic concepts and principles of physics experientially. They will apply the appropriate steps to perform the experiment through appropriate experimental devices and apply appropriate laboratory material to explore / discover and verify knowledge. Moreover, the direct connection of physics with everyday experience will emerge through the laboratory / experiment.

Upon completion of the course, students should be able:

• To use appropriately concepts and principles of the science of Physics for the understanding of natural phenomena during the execution of experimental procedures in the context of Primary Education (MA3).

• To be able to plan, conduct and evaluate the experimental process / laboratory exercise of subjects of Primary Education Physics, formulating the objectives, the expected learning outcomes, exploring / discovering and verifying the relevant natural phenomena utilizing the way in which they approach the students (MA7).

• To be able at school level to carry out appropriate experiments with the use of materials of everyday subjects of Physics, promoting critical and creative thinking, as well as inquiry or self-active or collaborative learning (MA6).

• To be able to connect the knowledge of the science of Physics with situations and phenomena of everyday life through the essential role of the experiment in teaching and learning, recognizing the importance of all the above in the role of future teachers of Primary Education (MA1).

General Skills
Name the desirable general skills upon successful completion of the module
Search, analysis and synthesis of data and information,

ICT Use

Adaptation to new situations

Decision making

Autonomous work

Teamwork

Working in an international environment

Working in an interdisciplinary environment

Production of new research ideas

Project design and management

Equity and Inclusion

Respect for the natural environment

Sustainability

Demonstration of social, professional and moral responsibility and sensitivity to gender issues

Critical thinking

Promoting free, creative and inductive reasoning

Search, analysis and synthesis of data and information

Autonomous work

Teamwork

Project design and management

Critical thinking

Promoting free, creative and inductive reasoning

 

  1. COURSE CONTENT
The course includes the performance / execution of laboratory exercises / experiments with the required theoretical background around topics of Engineering, Heat, Electricity, Magnetism and Optics in the context of Primary Education. Students can organize and use appropriate experimental devices, materials and instruments, process / analyze measurements, work independently or in groups, draw relevant conclusions based on the results – explain the phenomenon and verify laws / principles based on the objectives of each exercise / experiment.
  1. LEARNING & TEACHING METHODSEVALUATION
TEACHINGMETHOD
Face to face, Distance learning, etc.
Face to face, in the Physics laboratory
USEOF INFORMATION&COMMUNICATIONSTECHNOLOGY (ICT)
Use of ICT in Teaching, in Laboratory Education, in Communication with students
Use of ICT in Teaching, in Laboratory Education, in Communication with students
TEACHING ORGANIZATION

The ways and methods of teaching are described in detail.

Lectures, Seminars, Laboratory Exercise, Field Exercise, Bibliographicresearch& analysis, Tutoring, Internship (Placement), Clinical Exercise, Art Workshop, Interactive learning, Study visits, Study / creation, project, creation, project. Etc.

 

The supervised and unsupervised workload per activity is indicated here, so that total workload per semester complies to ECTS standards.

Activity Workload/semester
Lectures 14
Laboratory exercise 25
Project elaboration 40
Personal study 46
Total 125
Student Evaluation

Description of the evaluation process

 

Assessment Language, Assessment Methods, Formative or Concluding, Multiple Choice Test, Short Answer Questions, Essay Development Questions, Problem Solving, Written Assignment, Essay / Report, Oral Exam, Presentation in audience, Laboratory Report,Clinical examination of a patient,Artistic interpretation, Other/Others

 

Please indicate all relevant information about the course assessment and how students are informed 

Formative evaluation

Language: Greek

 

Students’ assessment:

Practical work during the semester: 66%

Final task assignment and oral exams: 34%

  1. SUGGESTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Suggested bibliography

• Arnaoutakis I., Karanikas G., Karapanagiotis VA (2005), Physics Experiments, GRIGORI CHRISTINA & SIA Publications

• Unesco (2003), TREASURE OF EXPERIMENTS, THEORY AND PRACTICE, MARIA PARIKOU & CO LTD Publications

 

Additional suggested bibliography

• McDermott C.L., Shaffer S.P. (2001), Introductory Physics Courses, (translated by P. Michas) Typothito Publications, Athens.

• Koumaras P. (2011), Guide to Experimental Teaching of Physics, Christodoulidis Publications, Thessaloniki

 

Related Scientific Journals

·         InternationalJournalofScienceEducation

·         InternationalJournalofScience and Mathematics Education

·         InternationalJournalof Environmental and ScienceEducation

·         JournalofResearchinScienceTeaching

·         Journal of Science Teacher Education

·         Science Education

·         Research in Science Education

·         Journal of Science Education and Technology

·         Research in Science and Technological Education

 

 

 

 

 

ANNEX OF THE COURSE OUTLINE

 

Alternative ways of examining a course in emergency situations

 

Teacher (full name): Anastasios Zoupidis
Contact details: azoupidis@eled.duth.gr
Supervisors: No
Evaluation methods: Oral examination with distance learning methods
Implementation Instructions: The examination in the course will take place in groups of 3-4 people on the day of the examination of the course according to the examination program.

The examination will be performed through MS TEAMS. The link will be sent to students via eclass exclusively to the institutional accounts of those who have registered for the course and have learned the terms of distance education.

Students will have to log in to the examination room through their institutional account, otherwise they will not be able to participate. They will also take part in the examination with a camera which they will have open during the examination. Before the start of the exam, students will show their identity to the camera, so that they can be identified.

Each student should answer 4 questions. Each of the questions is scored with 2.5.