TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Associate Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Explains the importance of science education in early childhood. 2) Defines the development of Scientific Process skills in early childhood. 3) Plans technology-supported activities in early childhood. 4) Prepares Project Approach and inquiry based science activities. 5) Explains the role of teacher, family and society in science education.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction, course plan and general information about the course. 2nd Week What?s science? How children learn science? 3rd Week What'Science? The importance of scientific process skills. 4th Week Science education programs in early childhood and science learning methods. 5th Week Science center and science education materials in early childhood education settings. 6th Week The role of teachers, families and society in early childhood science education 7th Week Planning science activities, making materials and discussion in class 8th Week MIDTERM 9th Week Science education methods in preschool period 10th Week Stem Approach and Project Based Approach in Early Childhood 11th Week Science programs in preschool education, Science and Technology 12th Week Science education materials, science activities in science education 13th Week Assessment methods in early childhood science education 14th Week Where can we do science activities? Museums, science and discovery centers and outdoor areas. 15th Week FINAL 16th Week 17th Week
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 50 Total(%) 50 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 50 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 50 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 50 50 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 30 30 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 1 1 Homework Total Workload 152 Total Workload / 30 5,06 ECTS Credits of the Course 5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No