IBIk02 Applied Biology 1 - The Garden as an Educational Environment

Faculty of Education
Spring 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/0/.7. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Iva Frýzová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Kateřina Ševčíková (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Iva Frýzová, Ph.D.
Department of Biology – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Mgr. Kateřina Ševčíková
Supplier department: Department of Biology – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
IBIk02/OS01: Fri 6. 3. 12:00–15:50 Botanická zahrada Kejbaly, Fri 17. 4. 14:00–17:50 Botanická zahrada Kejbaly, K. Ševčíková
IBIk02/OS02: Sat 7. 3. 9:00–12:50 Botanická zahrada Kejbaly, Sat 18. 4. 9:00–12:50 Botanická zahrada Kejbaly, K. Ševčíková
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Learning outcomes of the course unit The subject is focused on application of biological knowledge during the spring and early summer months to the environment of everyday life in accordance with the principles of sustainable life. Practical training at the faculty model garden school (Kejbala workplace) prepares students on a professional and didactic side for teaching subjects of the educational area Man and the World of Work.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student will be able to:
- to characterize the school garden as a complex educational environment and to propose its use for teaching during the spring and summer months
- to perform phenological observations of model plants during spring and summer months.
- to grow selected plants with pupils of primary school on the bed and in an alternative environment during the school year - care for indoor plants at school with respect to potential safety risks
- To distinguish and correctly apply professional and user terms in the field of botany and zoology
- compare the health aspects and principles of organic food production (bio) with traditional agricultural and vegetable production
- Apply safety and hygiene rules for tasting, handling, etc.
Syllabus
  • Course contents: These are practical exercises using activating teaching methods that are supported by original worksheets and e-learning study texts. 1. Phenological observations 2. Vegetables - cognition, sorting, care during the year 3. Elements of the natural garden - combined culture (polyculture) and permaculture 4. First spring herbs - cognition, safety aspects 5. Traditional Sundays in the spring months - customs and traditions in the Czech environment, regional differences 6. Fruit trees - cognition, sorting, care during the year 7. Room plants - cognition, sorting, care during the year, safety risks 8. Spring work in the garden - planting of the bed, sowing, planting on the bed (contact tuition with pupils of primary school) 9. Vegetable bed - care during the year, harvest, safety and hygienic aspects of the consumption of fruit from the school garden 10. Field crops - cognition, sorting, care during the year 11. Garden as an Educational Environment I - Habitats School Garden 12. Garden as an Educational Environment II - Community School School
Literature
    required literature
  • Václavíková, D. (2015). Šlokní užitková zahrada. Vsetín: Líska. Dostupné z http://www.liska-evvo.cz/doc/cb334a6a-8f85-11e5-98c8-52540021ce28/@@download
    recommended literature
  • VODÁKOVÁ, Jitka. Pěstitelské práce. 1. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1990, 238 s. ISBN 8004239765. info
Teaching methods
outdoor learning - practical fieldwork in the garden
Assessment methods
written test
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 8 konzultací.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2019, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2020, recent)
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