TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	3
SEMESTER	Sixth Term (Spring)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	4
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Professor Ayşe Güler Küçükturan
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Understands the importance of teaching science concepts in early childhood education. 2) Uses science teaching methods. 3) Compares basic science teaching methods in preschool period. 4) Produces activities for the development of science concepts. 5) Evaluates whether the activities used in teaching science concepts are developmentally appropriate.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION	At the end of this course, students will be able to explain the basic concepts of early science education, develop developmentally appropriate science teaching plans in early childhood education, use appropriate teaching strategies for teaching science in early childhood, design appropriate science learning experiences and environments for young children, understand young children's science concepts and Examines the preparation of appropriate assessment tools to evaluate their development in skills.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week General opinions about the content and method of teaching the course 2nd Week The place and importance of science education in pre-school (determination of project topics) 3rd Week Preschool science education program and science learning process 4th Week Science teaching techniques, observation and questioning methods in preschool education 5th Week concept maps 6th Week Test method 7th Week Analogy 8th Week problem-based learning 9th Week Midterm 10th Week Project method 11th Week Teaching with models and models 12th Week Travel, simulations, collections and other science applications 13th Week science activities 14th Week science activities 15th Week An overview
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Öğretim elemanının ders notları Küçükturan, G., Yıldırım, B. (2008). Erken Çocukluk Döneminde Fen Eğitimi. Ankara: SMG Yayıncılık Eğitim öğretim ile ilgili dergilerden Okulöncesi Fen Eğitimi konulu makaleler Tübitak yayınları deney kitapları Aktaş-Arnas, Y. (2009). Okul Öncesi Dönemde Fen Eğitimi. Ankara
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Other,Presentation,Questions/Answers
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 30 Practice 1 20 Other 1 50 Total(%) 100 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 100 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 0 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 1 1 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 14 2 28 Preparation for Final exam 1 10 10 Course hours 14 4 56 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 5 5 Laboratory (including preparation) 14 1 14 Final exam 1 1 1 Homework 1 10 10 Total Workload 125 Total Workload / 30 4,16 ECTS Credits of the Course 4
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No