Unit Principles of Didactics of Chemistry
- Course
- Primary teacher education
- Study-unit Code
- A002005
- Curriculum
- In all curricula
- Teacher
- Luca Mancini
- Teachers
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- Luca Mancini
- Hours
- 24 ore - Luca Mancini
- CFU
- 4
- Course Regulation
- Coorte 2021
- Offered
- 2025/26
- Learning activities
- Caratterizzante
- Area
- Discipline chimiche
- Academic discipline
- CHIM/03
- Type of study-unit
- Obbligatorio (Required)
- Type of learning activities
- Attività formativa monodisciplinare
- Language of instruction
- ITALIAN
- Contents
- In this course, several topics with chemical content and which are suitable for primary schools will be suggested. To this purpose, we will first outline the underlying concepts of the microscopic structure of matter and then describe and elaborate possible educational paths. There will be some emphasis on the basis of the scientific method and the natural or otherwise common phenomena in everyday life that have a clear chemical connotation.
- Reference texts
- - Chimica facile 3rd edition, Franco Lucisano editore 2024 di Sandro Barbone Luigi Altavilla Silvia Recchia - Slides from the teacher
- Educational objectives
- - Know the basics concepts of the microscopic structure of matter (atoms and their properties, chemical bonds and their characteristics, interaction forces between molecules) - Know the steps of the scientific method - Know how to set up teaching/learning units with known chemical contents in a primary school context - Know how to carry out and explain some simple experiments - Be able to explain common phenomena in everyday life with basic knowledge of chemistry - Know the main characteristics of the air and water cycle.
- Prerequisites
- To follow the course, students must know the simple and basic aspects of chemistry from high school.
- Teaching methods
- Seminar lectures with audiovisual material.
- Other information
- - Attendance at lectures is STRONGLY RECOMMENDED in order to gain a better overall understanding of the subject. - For information on support services for students with disabilities and / or SLD, visit the page http: /www.unipg.it/disabilita-e-dsa
- Learning verification modality
- The exam is divided into two parts. In the first part, a questionnaire with closed and open questions will be administered, followed by (if judged sufficient) a second oral part. The oral exam (in about 15/20 minutes) consists in the preparation and presentation in the classroom of a teaching unit (in the form of scheme or table) on a topic related to one of the following themes: - Classification of the matter - The atomic and molecular structure of matter (atoms and molecules) - Chemical bonds and intermolecular interaction forces - Aggregation states of matter - Changes of state - The solutions - Environmental chemistry This will be followed by a short simulation of a lesson on a sub-topic chosen from those included in the teaching unit presented. The oral test will also allow to verify general knowledge and skills of the subject as well as communication skills with language properties and autonomous organization of the exposition.
- Extended program
- 1) INTRODUCTION TO CHEMISTRY - the scientific method - measures and quantities (significant figures) - the international system 2) STRUCTURE OF MATTER - homogeneous and heterogeneous systems - pure substances and mixtures - physical states of matter - physical and chemical transformations - main separation methods 3) ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR STRUCTURE - elements and compounds - notes on ponderal laws - structure of the atom - mass number and isotopes - light-matter interaction - from Thomson's model to Bohr's atom - periodic table and periodic properties 4) CHEMICAL BONDING - octet rule - ionic bond - covalent bond and bond polarity - metallic and dative bond - intermolecular forces - main molecular geometries 5) STATES OF AGGREGATION AND CHANGES OF STATE - the gaseous state and its properties - the liquid state and its properties - the solid state and its properties - types of solids - state transitions and water cycle 6) THE SOLUTIONS - definition and main properties of solutions - acidic and basic solutions - the pH 7) ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY - main concepts of environmental chemistry: pollution and greenhouse effect At the end of each unit, examples of teaching cards and practical activities for teaching the subject will be presented.