Unit DIDACTICS OF BIOLOGY

DIDACTICS OF BIOLOGY - MODULE 1

Code	A001163
CFU	2
Teacher	Roberto Venanzoni
Teachers	Roberto Venanzoni
Hours	14 ore - Roberto Venanzoni
Learning activities	Affine/integrativa
Area	Attività formative affini o integrative
Academic discipline	BIO/02
Type of study-unit	Opzionale (Optional)

DIDACTICS OF BIOLOGY - MODULE 2

Code	A001164
CFU	2
Teacher	Silvana Piersanti
Teachers	Silvana Piersanti
Hours	14 ore - Silvana Piersanti
Learning activities	Affine/integrativa
Area	Attività formative affini o integrative
Academic discipline	BIO/05
Type of study-unit	Opzionale (Optional)
Language of instruction	Italian
Contents	Didactics of zoology at school and outside the school: methods, approaches and purposes. Some basic zoological concepts for teaching: - biodiversity, with particular reference to its levels, its importance and its threats -evolution in Biology, basic concepts and didactic - Taxonomy and phylogeny: the Linnaean taxonomy and modern phylogenetic systematics, the contribution of the phenetic and molecular approach to the current taxonomy (the emblematic case of vertebrate phylogeny).
Reference texts	1. Metodi e strumenti per l'insegnamento e l'apprendimento della biologia. Con espansione online Emilio Padoa-Schioppa Editore Edises 2018 2. Biologia 3. L'evoluzione e la biodiversità. D. Sadava, D.M.Hillis, H.C. Heller, S. Hacker. Zanichelli 2019
Educational objectives	At the end of the course It is expected that the students are able to imagine simple educational paths of Zoology aimed at schools of different levels and by referring to fundamental zoological issues such as biodiversity and evolution
Prerequisites	Students need good knowledge on Zoology (General Zoology and fundamental Taxonomy)
Teaching methods	Lectures in the classroom and some practical activities.
Other information	It is advisable to refer to the teaching material provided by the teacher. The schedule of the lessons and the exams are available on the Department's website: http://www.dcbb.unipg.it The teacher can be contacted by e-mail for any need (exam dates, concepts). Additional teaching materials, such as course slides or scientific publications related to the topics discussed, are made available to all students with free access in the uni-studium web site during the course.
Learning verification modality	The exam is oral, starting from a short ppt in which a 10-hour didactic project by an external expert is presented, including a practical activity (the teacher provides the topic and the reference school order). The ppt shouldn't be all the material aimed at kids obviously, but a short 10-15 minute presentation of the project. this is followed by a brief discussion on the topics covered in class (biological evolution, taxonomy, biodiversity) always in a didactic key. For support services for students with disabilities and SLD, visit the link: http://www.unipg.it/disabilita-e-dsa.
Extended program	The Didactics of Zoology in schools of various Orders and Grade. The Didactics of Zoology outside the schools: the Natural History museums, the CEA, the citizen sciences projects. Basic concepts of biological evolution. Neodarwinism, history of evolutio, evolution and theory to explain it. Natural selection, plasticity, variability and stochastic aspects. Basic concepts of animal biodiversity: definition of biodiversity, biodiversity levels, genetic and specific diversity, ecosystem diversity and landscape concept, biodiversity value, direct and indirect use values, non-use values. Animal biodiversity: Insects. Forms and functions of insects, the reasons for an extraordinary evolutionary success, the diversity of insects: the Orders. Basic concepts of phylogenetic Taxonomy: the concept of species, the linneian taxonomy and the evolutionary one. Phylogenetic systematics in a phenetic / morphological and molecular key. The case of the phylogeny of Vertebrates: the linneian classes Pisces, Amphibians, Reptiles, Birds and Mammals and their phylogenetic meaning.
Obiettivi Agenda 2030 per lo sviluppo sostenibile	instruction, environmental education

DIDACTICS OF BIOLOGY - MODULE 3

Code	A001165
CFU	2
Teacher	Antonia Concetta Elia
Teachers	Antonia Concetta Elia
Hours	14 ore - Antonia Concetta Elia
Learning activities	Affine/integrativa
Area	Attività formative affini o integrative
Academic discipline	BIO/07
Type of study-unit	Opzionale (Optional)
Language of instruction	Italian
Contents	Criteria for the design of didactic courses on the fundamental concepts of Ecology. Ecology, environment and didactic. Natural and anthropic ecosystems. Biodiversity and biomonitoring.
Reference texts	Odum & Barrett: fondamenti di Ecologia, ed Piccin 2007. Smith TM, Smith RL. 2017. Elementi di Ecologia. Pearson. Benjamin Cummings. Ediz. economica. 2017.
Educational objectives	Acquisition of the skills necessary for the design of didactic courses for teaching of Ecology.
Prerequisites	In order to understand the concepts covered in the Ecology module, the student must have basic knowledge of ecology. This knowledge is a mandatory prerequisite for attending and not attending students.
Teaching methods	Lectures in the classroom and some practical activities
Other information	It is advisable to refer to the teaching material provided by the teacher.
Learning verification modality	Final oral exam on the course contents.
Extended program	Didactics of Ecology in schools of various Orders and Grade. The scientific aspects will be taken care of and educational experiences carried out in the laboratory on some central themes of Ecology. Ecology, environment and teaching. Processes of functioning of environmental systems. A didactic project for ecosystem study: components, factors and functioning. Natural and artificial ecosystems. Anthropic impact on ecosystems and environmental degradation. Biodiversity as a component of environmental quality. Science of bioindication in environmental monitoring. Didactic itineraries on aquatic bioindicators.
Obiettivi Agenda 2030 per lo sviluppo sostenibile	13 14 15