Learning outcome

After successfully completing the course, the candidate will have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence.

Knowledge

The candidate has knowledge of:

- Electricity and magnetism, and relevant experiments in these topics

- Basic atomic and nuclear physics and practical applications, and the environmental problems that follow

- Cell biology, genetics and genetic engineering

- Photosynthesis and cellular respiration

- Growth and transport in plants

- Biodiversity, ecology and environmental management

Skills

The candidate can:

- Use practical activities and models

- Implement technological and design projects

- Use pupils’ everyday experiences when planning teaching, and use local learning contexts

- Plan, implement and evaluate science teaching

- Give oral presentations, provide argumentation, read and interpret science texts and written reports from fieldwork and experiments

- Use calculations in physics

- Use digital tools in experiments and field work

General competence

The candidate:

- Understands his/her role and practice as a science teacher

- Knows how to foster pupils’ perception, joy of discovery and curiosity related to the target area “the young scientist”

- Knows how to facilitate learning that fosters pupils’ love of nature, knowledge and concern for the environment

- Has knowledge of safety in science teaching

Course Description

The course is divided into five parts: Environmental management, cell biology and plant physiology, genetics, physics and technology & design.

Environmental management: Biodiversity, ecology and management. Field work.

Cell biology and plant physiology: Photosynthesis and cellular respiration. Growth and transport in plants.

Genetics: Cell division, principally Mendelian genetics; protein synthesis and genetic engineering.

Physics: Electricity, electronics, magnetism and relevant experiments in these topics, as well as basic atomic and nuclear physics and practical applications, and the environmental problems that follow.

Technology and design: Planning, implementing and evaluating technological and design projects.

Teaching and Learning Methods

Lectures and supervision; practical exercises individually and in groups; fieldwork including a field trip of 2-3 days; written assignments.

The practical exercises and field work are obligatory. The semester plan available at the beginning of each semester provides information concerning the teaching that requires obligatory attendance.

Assessment Methods

Continuous assessment

Compulsory requirements are defined in detail in the semester plan. Coursework must be approved before the student can receive a final grade.

Final assessment

Written, individual examination in the spring semester, graded A-F, counts for 100% of the final grade.

Minor adjustments may occur during the academic year, subject to the decision of the Dean