Teaching Bioscience in Primary and Middle School and Children's Ecological Awareness

Abstract

In the article, the aims of teaching bioscience in primary and middle school have been introduced. Core curriculum has been mentioned as well, and the tools that may be used by a teacher to convey theory and practical knowledge in the most efficient way have been discussed. Furthermore, it has been noticed that various ecological ventures have a positive impact on children's ecological awareness. In the second part of the article, results of surveys conducted among primary and middle school students have been introduced. It embraces also questions and answers, in which children describe their knowledge level about the condition of environment and talk about their attitude towards taking care of nature, and what are the stimuli of such demeanours. In addition, the task of surveys was to find out which issues teachers pay particular attention to. The last two questions were to check the knowledge.

Evaluating the effectiveness of 360 videos when teaching primary school subjects related to environmental education

“…Although within the European Union EE is compulsory, the member states follow different approaches. In some (e.g., Poland and Portugal), it is embedded in science courses (Pitarma et al, 2018;Pytel et al, 2016). In others, such as Denmark, there is an interdisciplinary approach, while in Sweden there are specialized environmental courses (Fauville et al, 2014;Skolverket, 2011).…”

Ocena Ekoświadomości Mieszkańców Jury Krakowsko-Częstochowskiej

“…Dzieci przyzwyczajane do pewnych zachowań od najmłodszych lat, będą łatwiej je powtarzać w przyszłości. Przenoszą je do domów i namawiają innych członków rodziny do tych zachowań [7]. Jednak edukacja nie może ograniczać się do nauki w szkole czy przedszkolu.…”

Authority of Teacher of Technical and Computer Science Based on Students Opinion

“…Groving share of information technology in every area of life, forces the education system to change a role of the teacher (Prauzner, 2014;Pytel, 2016).…”