The making and use of practical products for treating the topic of \u27light\u27 in the first five years of elementary school

Magistrsko delo Izdelava in uporaba praktičnih izdelkov za obravnavo tematike »svetloba« na razredni stopnji sestavljajo trije deli, ki so med seboj povezani in zaokroženi v celoto – teoretični, empirični in praktični del. Teoretični del je v povezavi z raziskovanim problemom razdeljen na tri sklope: pedagoško-didaktični sklop (pomen praktičnega dela pri predmetu spoznavanje okolja ter naravoslovje in tehnika), strokovno-naravoslovni sklop (zgodnje učenje naravoslovja, svetloba in njene lastnosti ter obravnava čutila za vid) in psihološki sklop (psihofizične zmožnosti otrok v srednjem in poznem otroštvu). V empiričnem delu so predstavljeni rezultati, pridobljeni z empirično raziskavo. Ugotovljeno je, da učitelji z učenci v okviru učnih predmetov spoznavanje okolja ter naravoslovje in tehnika ne izdelujejo izdelkov s področja svetlobe, zato jih kasneje tudi ne uporabijo pri usvajanju novih učnih vsebin. V praktičnem delu so podrobneje predstavljeni praktični izdelki za 3., 4. in 5. razred, vezani na tematiko svetloba ter aktivnosti. Pri vsakem izdelku so navedeni cilji, medpredmetne povezave, materiali in pripomočki ter podroben potek izdelave izdelka s slikovnimi ponazoritvami. V nadaljevanju so predstavljene tudi aktivnosti, vezane na tematiko svetloba za 3., 4. in 5. razred devetletne osnovne šole.The Master\u27s thesis The making and use of practical products for treating the topic of »light« in the first five years of elementary school consists of three connected parts rounded up into a whole – theoretical, empirical and practical part. In connection with the research problem, the theoretical part is divided into three sets: pedagogical–didactical set (the importance of practical work in the subject Nature Study and Natural Science and Technology), professional-scientific set (early education in science, light and its characteristics and sense of sight) and psychological set (psychophysical abilities of children in middle and late childhood). Results which were gathered with an empirical research are presented in the empirical part. It was established that students do not make products in the field of light within subjects Nature Study and Natural Science and Technology, therefore, they do not use them further on in the adoption of new teaching content. In the practical part, practical products for 3rd, 4th and 5th grade, in connection with the topic of light and activities, are presented in detail. For each product the following is stated: aims, cross-curriculum connections, materials and accessories and a detailed course of making the product with pictures. In the continuation, there are also presented the activities in connection with the topic of light for 3rd, 4th and 5th grade of nine-year elementary school