Bayburt University Lifelong Learning Programme

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
AE-SI203	Science Laboratory Applications	Compulsory	2	3	3

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle

Objectives of the Course

This course aims to provide undergraduate students acquire necessary knowledge and skills related to the use of laboratory in science education.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

1	Explain the importance of laboratory use in science education,
2	List and apply safety rules in laboratories
3	Plan, conduct and assess inquiry-based activities and experiments for developing science process skills,
4	Prepare laboratory worksheets and reports.

Mode of Delivery

Normal Education

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

The aim and importance of the laboratory in science teaching; safety in the laboratory; scientific method, scientific process skills and how they are acquired; laboratory experiments for primary school (planning and conducting experiments and evaluating the results of the experiments), preparing experimental study sheets and test report; test samples that can be made with simple and cheap materials; group studies.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Introduction to the course, importance of laboratory in science education
2	Safety rules and labels in laboratory, laboratory equipment
3	Scientific inquiry and science process skills, inquiry-based science education
4	Laboratory approaches
5	Sample hands-on science activities
6	Preparation of laboratory worksheets and reports
7	Laboratory experiments for K-4 students
8	Midterm
9	Laboratory experiments for K-4 students
10	Laboratory experiments for K-4 students
11	Laboratory experiments for K-4 students
12	Laboratory experiments for K-4 students
13	Laboratory experiments for K-4 students
14	Laboratory experiments for K-4 students
15	Preparation to final exam
16	Final exam

Recommended or Required Reading

Bozkurt, O., Orhan, A. T., ve Kaynar, G. (2008). Fen ve teknoloji laboratuvarı uygulamaları I-II. Maya Akademi. Güneş, T. (Ed.) (2006). Fen bilgisi laboratuvar deneyleri. Ankara: Anı Yayıncılık. MEB (2018). Fen bilimleri dersi öğretim programı. Ankara: Talim ve Terbiye Kurulu Başkanlığı. Özmen, H. ve Yiğit, N. (2005). Fen bilgisi öğretiminde laboratuvar kullanımı. Ankara: Anı Yayıncılık.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Midterm Examination	1	100
SUM		100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Final Examination	1	100
SUM		100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities		40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities		60
SUM		100

Language of Instruction

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	1	1
Final Examination	1	2	2
Attending Lectures	1	1	1
Self Study	1	6	6
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	10	2	20
Individual Study for Final Examination	3	20	60
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			90

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PO 1	PO 2	PO 3	PO 4	PO 5	PO 6	PO 7	PO 8	PO 9	PO 10	PO 11	PO 12	PO 13	PO 14
LO1			1	1	1	1
LO2			5	2	1	1
LO3			1	2	1	1
LO4			2	5	1	5

* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High