22902603 - Physic and teaching physic

The course of Physics and Physics Education has the general goals those ones of dealing with and giving to the future teachers, the knowledge an skills to became teacher of primary school. The way that is used to reach these goals is to study that parts of Classical Mechanics and Modern Physics both from a theorical point of view, sperimental and from an epistemological point of view.
A particular attention is reserved for education and teaching of the Physics try to transmit those methodologies that in part refer at a pedagogic tradition of reference, in part a new way of teaching Physics by rereading the Galilean thought.
Particular attention is given on the language of communication of coding and decoding that are much more effective to approach children to the scientific though and the achievement of a better awareness of himself and of the world around him.
This goal integrates to help the integration of disable children and to integrate positively the intercultural differences in the class.
The experiences of laboratory will be organized to conduct in natural way the child to a critical reflection and to curiosity, playing but always traying to induce to understand the importance using the rigor of Science.
The last goal is to help by effective teaching strategies the sociorelational aspect. In this sense the laboratory teamwork is a good way.

With the study of Physics and Physics Education the student will be able to achieve the following training objectives.
In terms of knowledge and understanding:
- know basic physics, using disciplinary, epistemological and historical elements;
- know the crucial topics of the teaching of physics as an introduction to scientific thought in pre-primaryand primary school.
In terms of the ability to apply knowledge and understanding:
- promote the ability to carry out educational activities appropriate to the age of children aimed at bringing them closer to the ideas of physics in an engaging and solid way, taking advantage of teaching materials, the resources of the school and the territory;
- promote an overall view of children's initiation into scientific thought on the physical world in the cycle of nursery school and compulsory schooling.
In terms of independent judgment:
- develop the ability to analyze educational and educational situations and events in schools and to make educational decisions;
- encourage the opening to renewal of teaching practices through the combination of historical, epistemological and didactic research.
In terms of teacher's communication skills:
- develop the ability to bring the gaze of physics and scientific thought closer to children with appropriate language, tools, examples, images, sounds, objects starting from experience and through problems, developing the capacity for dialogue in the scientific-philosophical field and the ability of geometric and symbolic representation.
In terms of future cultural development:
promoting skills and interest in the study of tireless and tireless updating in the field of elementary physics, history and epistemology of physics, through books and articles, conferences, courses and conferences, with discernment and depth.


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Programme

The course of Physics and Didactics of Physics, in addition to enriching the disciplinary knowledge, is designed to stimulate the passion for scientific adventure, constantly using the scientific method and the laboratory approach, both providing the basics and analyzing some fundamental stages of the history of physics; in order to let future teachers develop their mastery in carrying out simple experiments, both in the classroom and outdoors, with the aim of intriguing, inducing observation and conveying contents to small future students.
Contents integrate the use of different teaching methods, also through the use of computer systems, offering course students fun activities, stories and / or fairy tales dedicated to children.

Course contents:
Introduction to physics and physics education for primary education. The historical-epistemological roots of physics, the role of theories, models and laws. The principles of physics and the nature of physical quantities. Units of measurement, directly and inversely proportional quantities, scalar and vector quantities, operations with vectors.
The aspects of the natural world studied by the different branches of physics. Some examples of physical phenomena within the reach of infantile observation: position and motion of celestial bodies, gravity, lever, pendulum, uniform rectilinear motion, elasticity, attrition, light propagation, buoyancy, colours.
Elements of physics. Topics chosen in the field of mechanics, fluid dynamics, thermodynamics, wave phenomena, light, optics will be discussed, aimed at understanding the way in which scientific knowledge can be elementary and proposed to children . For example: harmonic motion, the balance of bodies, temperature, the transfer of heat.

Core Documentation

M. Leone: Insegnare e apprendere fisica. Nella scuola dell'infanzia e primaria - Mondadori Università, ISBN: 9788861846944
U.Amaldi: Le traiettorie della fisica.azzurro, seconda ediz, Meccanica, Termodinamica e Onde. Zanichelli. ISBN: 9788808665119
Slides and documents provided at lectures, which will be made available on-line in pdf.

Reference Bibliography

O. Biondo, G. Chirico: Insegnare la fisica nella scuola primaria - Carocci editore. ISBN: 8843096060 Paola Magrone, Ana Millàn Gasca.I bambini e il pensiero scientifico. Il lavoro di Mary Everest Boole. Carocci Editore. ISBN: 9788843090273 U. Besson: Didattica della Fisica - Carocci Editore - Studi Superiori, Roma. ISBN: 9788843077359 A. Arons: Guida all’Insegnamento della Fisica - Zanichelli. (fuori commercio) Michelangelo De Maria, Maria Grazia Ianniello. Storia e didattica della fisica. Strumenti per insegnare. Ed. Aracne. ISBN: 978-88-7999-881-9 Marta Gagliardi, Enrica Giordano. Metodi e strumenti per l'insegnamento e l'apprendimento della fisica. Edises. ISBN: 9788865844151

Type of delivery of the course

--> Lectures will kick off on Monday October 11th at 9am Class lectures with description of the disciplinary contents (50%), numerical exercises (20%), application examples, epistemology, history (30%).

Type of evaluation

Written test on physics content + preparation of a written project on how to organize a physics-related activity in class with pupils

teacher profile | teaching materials

Programme

The course of Physics and Didactics of Physics, in addition to enriching the disciplinary knowledge, is designed to stimulate the passion for scientific adventure, constantly using the scientific method and the laboratory approach, both providing the basics and analyzing some fundamental stages of the history of physics; in order to let future teachers develop their mastery in carrying out simple experiments, both in the classroom and outdoors, with the aim of intriguing, inducing observation and conveying contents to small future students.
Contents integrate the use of different teaching methods, also through the use of computer systems, offering course students fun activities, stories and / or fairy tales dedicated to children.

Course contents:
Introduction to physics and physics education for primary education. The historical-epistemological roots of physics, the role of theories, models and laws. The principles of physics and the nature of physical quantities. Units of measurement, directly and inversely proportional quantities, scalar and vector quantities, operations with vectors.
The aspects of the natural world studied by the different branches of physics. Some examples of physical phenomena within the reach of infantile observation: position and motion of celestial bodies, gravity, lever, pendulum, uniform rectilinear motion, elasticity, attrition, light propagation, buoyancy, colours.
Elements of physics. Topics chosen in the field of mechanics, fluid dynamics, thermodynamics, wave phenomena, light, optics will be discussed, aimed at understanding the way in which scientific knowledge can be elementary and proposed to children . For example: harmonic motion, the balance of bodies, temperature, the transfer of heat.

Core Documentation

M. Leone: Insegnare e apprendere fisica. Nella scuola dell'infanzia e primaria - Mondadori Università, ISBN: 9788861846944
U.Amaldi: Le traiettorie della fisica.azzurro, seconda ediz, Meccanica, Termodinamica e Onde. Zanichelli. ISBN: 9788808665119
Slides and documents provided at lectures, which will be made available on-line in pdf.

Reference Bibliography

O. Biondo, G. Chirico: Insegnare la fisica nella scuola primaria - Carocci editore. ISBN: 8843096060 Paola Magrone, Ana Millàn Gasca.I bambini e il pensiero scientifico. Il lavoro di Mary Everest Boole. Carocci Editore. ISBN: 9788843090273 U. Besson: Didattica della Fisica - Carocci Editore - Studi Superiori, Roma. ISBN: 9788843077359 A. Arons: Guida all’Insegnamento della Fisica - Zanichelli. (fuori commercio) Michelangelo De Maria, Maria Grazia Ianniello. Storia e didattica della fisica. Strumenti per insegnare. Ed. Aracne. ISBN: 978-88-7999-881-9 Marta Gagliardi, Enrica Giordano. Metodi e strumenti per l'insegnamento e l'apprendimento della fisica. Edises. ISBN: 9788865844151

Type of delivery of the course

--> Lectures will kick off on Monday October 11th at 9am Class lectures with description of the disciplinary contents (50%), numerical exercises (20%), application examples, epistemology, history (30%).

Type of evaluation

Written test on physics content + preparation of a written project on how to organize a physics-related activity in class with pupils