FC4005 Methodology of Chemistry 2

Faculty of Education
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s) (plus 1 credit for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: k (colloquium). Other types of completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Hana Cídlová, Dr. (lecturer)
Mgr. Irena Plucková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Hana Cídlová, Dr.
Department of Physics, Chemistry and Vocational Education – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Jachymiáková
Supplier department: Department of Physics, Chemistry and Vocational Education – Faculty of Education
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 9 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
Main objectives of the course can be summarized as followes:
- Active didactic and methodic work with the chemistry curriculum for primary schools;
- to learn skills of school transformation of chemical information within knowledgeable base of chemistry;
- To apply and interpret theoretical knowledge of General Didactics and General Didactics of Chemistry;
- to learn alternative and modern teaching methods;
- to familiarize and learn each topics, that are taught at primary school and its didactic transformation and didactis interpretation;
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student will be able to • active didactic work with the chemistry school for elementary schools; • acquiring the ability to transform school chemical information within the knowledge base of chemistry; • application and interpretation of theoretical knowledge of general didactics and general didactics of chemistry; • adopting alternative and modern teaching methods; • getting acquainted with and learning about the individual topics discussed at the elementary schools and mastering their didactic interpretation.
Syllabus
  • 1.Introduction to the aim and purpose of the course.
  • 2. Theoretical, technological, didactic, experimental and application aspects of teaching chemistry at the Primary School.
  • 3. Observation and experiment in chemistry.
  • 4. Mixtures.
  • 5. Particle composition of substances.
  • 6. Periodical law.
  • 7. Chemical response and merge ratios.
  • 8. Solutions and calculations in chemistry.
  • 9. Oxides, sulphides, halides, hydroxides, acids and salts.
  • 10.Effects on the speed of chemical reactions.
  • 11.Redox response.
  • 12. Hydrocarbons, composition, structure and properties.
  • 13. Greening across the chemical curriculum.
  • 14. Diagnosis of chemical school work.
  • 15. Natural organic compounds.
Literature
  • PACHMANN, Eduard. Speciální didaktika chemie. 1. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1986, 350 s. info
  • BUDIŠ, Josef, Pier Albino COLOMBO, Irena PLUCKOVÁ and Jiří ŠIBOR. Vybrané přednášky a úvahy z obecné didaktiky chemie - 1. 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita v Brně, 2004, 82 pp. ISBN 80-210-3542-0. info
  • PACHMANN, Eduard and Eduard HOFMANN. Obecná didaktika chemie. 1. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1981, 334 s. info
  • ŠIMONÍK, Oldřich. Úvod do didaktiky základní školy (Introduction in the study of the bases of didacties.). Brno: MSD s.r.o. Brno, 2005, 141 pp. Škola v praxi, svazek 3. ISBN 80-86633-33-0. info
  • BUDIŠ, Josef. Videopokusy ve výuce chemie (Videoexperiments in teaching chemistry). první vydání. Trnava: Trnavská univerzita Pedagogická fakulta, 2002, 4 pp. Acta Facultatis Paedagogicae Universitatis Tyrnavi. ISBN 80-89074-47-2. info
  • BUDIŠ, Josef. Chemické pokusy pro ZŠ I. první. Brno: IQ Media Brno, 1998. info
Teaching methods
theoretical preparation
class discussion
Assessment methods
oral exam
Elaborating of preparation for the lesson on the choosen topic and its defense and reasoning
Language of instruction
Czech
Study support
https://is.muni.cz/auth/el/ped/jaro2025/FC4005/index.qwarp
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 8 hodin.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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