EXPERIMENTS WITH WATER IN THE LESSONS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES SUBJECT

Magistrsko delo Eksperimenti z vodo pri pouku Spoznavanja okolja je sestavljeno iz dveh zaokroženih celot – teoretičnega in praktičnega dela. V prvem delu je predstavljeno naravoslovje (predstavljena je zgodovina naravoslovja ter opredelitev in pomen zgodnjega naravoslovja), izkustveno učenje (njegova zgodovina, glavne značilnosti in metode) ter eksperimentalno delo (opisani so koraki načrtovanja in predstavljene vrste eksperimentov). V drugem, praktičnem delu je zapisana podrobna učna priprava, narejena na podlagi strokovnih in teoretičnih zahtev sodobnega pouka, opis poteka dela in evalvacija izpeljane učne ure pri predmetu Spoznavanje okolja v tretjem razredu Osnovne šole Podčetrtek. V praktičnem delu smo ugotovili, da so učenci izjemno dovzetni za izvajanje raziskovalnih eksperimentov, saj jih dodatno motivirajo, postavijo v aktivno vlogo, med drugim pa spodbujajo pozitiven odnos do naravoslovja. Za nemoten potek raziskovalnega eksperimentiranja učencev pa je potrebna učiteljeva natančna priprava, obilo gradiva, odprtost za reševanje problemov, prilagodljivost in predvsem strokovna usposobljenost. S tem lahko učitelj zagotovi, da bo učna ura zanimiva, privlačna in primerna razvojni stopnji učencev.Master\u27s thesis Experiments with water in the lessons of the Environmental Studies subject, is composed of two integral wholes - theoretical and practical part. The first part presents the Natural sciences (the history of Natural sciences and the definition and importance of early Natural sciences are discussed), the experiential learning (its history, its main characteristics and methods) and experimental work (the steps of planning and the overview of the types of experiments are described). The second, practical part includes the detailed lesson plan, made on the basis of technical and theoretical requirements of modern education, the description of work and the evaluation of carried out lesson of the Environmental Studies subject in the third grade of elementary school in Podčetrtek. During the practical work, we found out that students are very receptive to the realization of experiments, since they are more motivated, placed in an active role and besides that the experiments also promote a positive attitude towards Environmental Studies. In order to ensure a smooth procedure of experimental research a teacher needs to provide a careful preparation, a material abundance, openness to problem solving, flexibility and above all his or her specialized and qualification skills. The teacher needs to ensure that the lesson is interesting, attractive and appropriate for the developmental phase of students