- Inter-faculty Studies in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Computer Science
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Mathematics
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Computer Science
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Mathematics
Exploring nature - discovering and learning how to care for it - science workshops for beginners 1200-ODPRZ-OG
Learning outcomes:
Increasing knowledge, skills and awareness of participants in classes concerning the safe use of resources found around people. Awakening sensitivity to the beauty of nature, the need to be surrounded by nature, to learn about it and protect it. The classes are interdisciplinary - they combine knowledge and skills from biology, chemistry, physics and mathematics. They are intended primarily for students of faculties other than science.
Method of implementation:
The course will be implemented using b-learning (some classes will be outdoor classes, some in the laboratory, and some using e-learning).
Topics:
The classes will cover 5 modules:
1. Biodiversity - nature observations and outdoor research.
2. How Science Works, The Nature of Science.
3. Biology and chemistry of water and soil.
4. Plants up close.
5. Global problems of the contemporary world.
Materials in English will be prepared for the classes.
Type of course
Mode
Blended learning
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
Knowledge:
- Increased knowledge of the properties of chemical substances used in everyday life and their impact on humans and their living environment.
- Deepening understanding of phenomena occurring in the student's local natural environment - in the park, in the garden, at home.
- Deepening knowledge of how science is created and works, including social aspects of science (The Nature of Science and How Science Works).
- Familiarization with the scientific method as an approach for studying the world of objects and phenomena and the methodology of conducting outdoor observations and study of nature.
- Verification and refutation of potential misconceptions in the field of natural science.
- Increasing the vocabulary of English (in the field of chemistry, biology and physics of natural phenomena and sustainable development).
Skills:
- Increasing the ability to safely experiment, ask problem questions and hypotheses, and formulate observations and conclusions.
- Using basic statistical tools to describe objects and phenomena.
- Using applications for identifying organisms encountered during a nature walk.
- Improving the ability to interest people who do not normally deal with natural science subjects in natural science subjects in a popularizing manner.
- Increasing the fluency of communicating in popular science English.
Competencies:
- Taking care of the quality and diligence of actions.
- Developing sensitivity to the beauty of nature.
- Developing mindfulness and the ability to carefully observe nature.
- Developing pro-environmental attitudes in course participants.
- Correct identification and resolution of dilemmas related to sustainable development and protection of biodiversity.
- Insight and criticism in assessing source materials.
Assessment criteria
The classes will be graded.
Assessment will be based on participants’ activity during classes and the correctness of the prepared work.
The attendance register will be kept during stationary classes (checking the attendance list).
The maximum number of absences to be excused is 1.
Obtaining the final grade in the correction session will be possible after passing essays.
Bibliography
Materials dedicated to classes, prepared in English, as well as materials to choose from:
1. Marcin Chrzanowski, Agnieszka Siporska, Household Science, Chemistry and biology of everyday life – the simplest explanation of phenomena around us, Robert Parma, Warszawa, 2021
2. Justina Danišová, Tereza Boháčová, Anna Fischerová, Adéla Hronová Hamplová, "Lessons in grass. The most popular lessons that will get you out", Tereza Educational Center, 2022
3. Marcin Chrzanowski, Agnieszka Siporska, Wojciech Ronatowicz, Wiem, jak uczyć o energii jądrowej. Informator – poradnik dla nauczycieli, Departament Energii Jądrowej Ministerstwa Klimatu i Środowiska, Wydawnictwo Script S.A., Warszawa 2020
4. John Muir Laws, Emilie Lygren "How to Teach Nature Journaling: Curiosity, Wonder, Attention", HaydayBooks, 2020
5. John Muir Laws "The Laws Guide to Nature Drawing and Journaling", HaydayBooks, 2016
6. Manfred Hafner “Ochrona środowiska. Księga eko-testów do pracy w szkole i w domu” Polski Klub Ekologiczny, Kraków, 1993
7. Magdalena Budziszewska, Zbigniew Bohdanowicz, Aleksandra Kardaś “Klimatyczne ABC: Interdyscyplinarne podstawy współczesnej wiedzy o zmianie klimatu”, Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego, Warszawa 2023
8. Alex Frith, Kate Davies, Lisa Jane Gillespie, Hazel Maskell "What's Science all about?", Usborne Publishing Ltd, 2012
Additional information
Information on level of this course, year of study and semester when the course unit is delivered, types and amount of class hours - can be found in course structure diagrams of apropriate study programmes. This course is related to the following study programmes:
- Inter-faculty Studies in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Computer Science
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Mathematics
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Computer Science
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Mathematics
Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system: