Description : The course will give the opportunity to students to become familiar with objects, events, phenomena, concepts and methods, as well as the cultural characteristics of natural sciences. After completing the course successfully students will be able to: - know and explain natural phenomena that are usually included in the curriculum of Preschool Education with the help of basic concepts of physics - know elements of the methodology of natural sciences - know elements of the cultural component of knowledge of natural sciences
Outline : Unit 1: Introduction to natural sciences and scientific culture Unit 2: Nature and characteristics of natural sciences Unit 3: Properties of matter: Solids Unit 4: Properties of matter: Liquids Unit 5: Properties of matter: Gases Unit 6: Thermal phenomena Unit 7: Heat and movement