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B024375 - ANIMAL BIOLOGY & ETHOLOGY WITH BIOLOGY WORKSHOP
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Course program
Academic Year 2020-21
Coorte 2018 - 5-years Single Cycle Degree in PRIMARY TEACHER EDUCATION
Course year
Third year - First Semester
Belonging Department
Education, Languages, Intercultures, Literatures and Psychology (FORLILPSI)
Course Type
Single education field course
Scientific Area
BIO/05 - ZOOLOGY
Credits
13
Teaching Hours
84
Teaching Term
14/09/2020 ⇒ 04/12/2020
Attendance required
No
Type of Evaluation
Final Grade
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Teaching Language
Italian
Course Content
Basic concepts of animal biology (cell, evolution, natural selection, animal classification and description), ecology (relationships among organisms) and animal behaviour (instinct, learning, agonistic and sexual behaviour, altruism, social behaviour, animal communication).
Suggested readings (Search our library's catalogue)
H. Curtis e N.S. Barnes “Biologia, un’introduzione” (multimedia book), Zanichelli, 2011 (available in the library) or other editions reporting the topics of the course. Ethology: E. Coco e R. Cervo “Il Comportamento degli Animali. Atlante illustrato di Etologia Evoluzione e Interazioni Sociali”, De Vecchi, 2017 or the former Giunti edition 2008 (available in the library). Additional materials on the Moodle website.
Learning Objectives
Knowledge acquired:
Basic knowledge of animal biology and ethology for teaching science in primary school (particularly related to animal classification, relationships and behaviour). This basic knowledge could be used also for introducing children of the preschool to the animals and the nature.
Basic knowledge of biology (cell, cellular reproduction, biomolecules, genetics) and ecology.
Competence acquired:
Acquisition and use of an appropriate scientific language; basic tools to teach animal classification and behaviour as well as core elements of ecology.
Skills acquired (at the end of the course):
Observing, describing and inferring from a scientific perspective. Contextualizing the diversity of organisms and behaviours under an evolutionary scenario using the appropriate terminology. Comparing non-human animal and human behaviour. Planning an educational unit on biology for preschool and primary school.
Basic knowledge of animal biology and ethology for teaching science in primary school (particularly related to animal classification, relationships and behaviour). This basic knowledge could be used also for introducing children of the preschool to the animals and the nature.
Basic knowledge of biology (cell, cellular reproduction, biomolecules, genetics) and ecology.
Competence acquired:
Acquisition and use of an appropriate scientific language; basic tools to teach animal classification and behaviour as well as core elements of ecology.
Skills acquired (at the end of the course):
Observing, describing and inferring from a scientific perspective. Contextualizing the diversity of organisms and behaviours under an evolutionary scenario using the appropriate terminology. Comparing non-human animal and human behaviour. Planning an educational unit on biology for preschool and primary school.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of chemistry, mathematics, physics, biology
Teaching Methods
Interactive lectures (Power Point slides); movies; specific seminars. Visit to a scientific museum and group work for the laboratory.
Type of Assessment
Written examination with closed questions. Possibility of oral exam after the written examination.
Final report for the laboratory with a planning of a scientific teaching unity.
Final report for the laboratory with a planning of a scientific teaching unity.
Course program
BIOLOGY: Classification of organisms with a focus on the principal taxonomic groups (e.g. crustaceans, insects, molluscs, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals); ecology and trophic web; biomolecules (with a focus on the importance of water); cell (hints): structure and functions; energy exchange; mitosis; meiosis; Mendel; DNA and RNA.
EVOLUTION: Origin and evolution of life; Darwin and the species origin; human evolution.
ETHOLOGY: Study of animal behaviour; instinct and learning; preys and predators; reproductive strategies; sociality; animal communication; play; cultural transmission; social hierarchies; aggressivity and agonism; altruism.
For the laboratory a visit to the Museum of Anthropology of the University of Florence is planned to examine in depth the issue of human races and cultural diversity.
EVOLUTION: Origin and evolution of life; Darwin and the species origin; human evolution.
ETHOLOGY: Study of animal behaviour; instinct and learning; preys and predators; reproductive strategies; sociality; animal communication; play; cultural transmission; social hierarchies; aggressivity and agonism; altruism.
For the laboratory a visit to the Museum of Anthropology of the University of Florence is planned to examine in depth the issue of human races and cultural diversity.