Laboratory Experiments in Chemical Education I - MDPSCH005
Title: Experimenty ve výuce chemie I.
Czech title: Experimenty ve výuce chemie I.
Guaranteed by: Futher Education Centre (31-643)
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Actual: from 2022
Semester: summer
E-Credits: 1
Examination process: summer s.:
Hours per week, examination: summer s.:0/16, C [HS]
Capacity: unlimited
Min. number of students: unlimited
4EU+: no
Virtual mobility / capacity: no
State of the course: taught
Language: Czech
Guarantor: RNDr. Luděk Míka, Ph.D.
Teacher(s): RNDr. Luděk Míka, Ph.D.
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Annotation -
Experimentation is a key part of science education. If chemistry teaching is not to be only theoretical, there is a need to consciously and effectively incorporate different forms and designs of chemical experimentation into the curriculum: from virtual demonstration to laboratory-based student experimentation. The teacher incorporates experiments that he/she knows and can do, so it is important that he/she has personal experience in conducting the experiment and its assignment. The course is taught as a laboratory exercise, with students demonstrating the ability to perform independently selected chemical experiments appropriate for school practice within the given tasks.

Common themes of the experiments include demonstration of the properties of inorganic substances, general principles of general chemistry, and maintenance of the chemistry laboratory.
Last update: Míka Luděk, RNDr., Ph.D. (30.09.2024)
Requirements to the exam -

The condition for the award of credit is the successful completion of all assigned tasks and the submission of factually and formally correct protocols from these tasks.

Last update: Míka Luděk, RNDr., Ph.D. (30.09.2024)
Syllabus -

1. Work safety in the school chemistry laboratory and work technique in the school chemistry laboratory; legislation

2. School laboratory equipment, job description of the school laboratory manager

3. Chemical experimentation as part of cognitive procedures and methods in chemistry education

4. Chemical experiments for the teacher's portfolio: general and inorganic chemistry (properties and reactions of elements and their compounds; demonstration of basic chemical principles)

Last update: Míka Luděk, RNDr., Ph.D. (30.09.2024)
Learning outcomes -

The student observes safety rules when working in the chemical laboratory.
The student uses protective equipment such as lab coat and goggles.

The student analyzes the functions of a chemistry experiment in a chemistry lesson.
The student examines the structure and objectives of chemical experiments.
The student evaluates modern didactic methods in the context of chemical experiments.
The student performs laboratory problems designed to demonstrate the properties of inorganic compounds and general chemical laws.
The student identifies chemicals and pays attention to hazard symbols.
The student applies the job description of the school laboratory administrator and his/her role in ensuring the safety and efficiency of operations.
The student demonstrates chemical experiments as part of active learning and cognitive development in chemistry instruction.
The student develops suggestions for chemical experiments that can be included in a teacher portfolio, focusing on general and inorganic chemistry.
The student presents basic chemical principles through demonstration experiments that promote understanding of substance properties and reactions.

Last update: Míka Luděk, RNDr., Ph.D. (30.09.2024)