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The Use of Experimentation among Preschool Children in Environmental Education
GÁLOVÁ, Kateřina
Bachelor thesis The Use of Experimentation among Preschool Children in Environmental Education deals with issues in an attempt at nursery schools. This thesis processes information about this method by background research. It establishes procedures for planning the experiment and set of measures for experimentation. This thesis also contains a list of experiments suitable for children of preschool age and suggestions worksheets for each of the experiments.
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Enviromental education in the teaching of mathematic
KOTLASOVÁ, Michala
This diploma work is focused on the introduction of environmental topics in teaching mathematics at the secondary schools including grammar schools. The thesis are a response to the lack of those topics in teaching at the secondary schools, which are not specified for physical sciences and timeliness of environmental problems in our community as a whole. The diploma work content are solved mathematical problems with methodological notes for math teachers. Logic interface of environmental problems with students knowledge of biology and geography for the relevant grade is the major effort of the thesis. Annexes contain worksheets for students. The aim of this diploma work is to inspire math teachers at the secondary schools to engage these problems or the environmental problems of their own in teaching.
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Possibilities of Scrap Material Utilisation for Teaching Arts at Elementary Schools
NOVÁKOVÁ, Jitka
The Thesis is focused on the interconnection of Arts and Environmental Education as a possible way for teaching elementary school children both the sensitive relation to nature and the conscious environmental behaviour. Junk-art, a phenomenon of environmental arts, is introduced in the theoretical part of the Thesis. In this part of the Thesis, there are also theoretical basis of Arts and Environmental Education, as they are embodied in the Framing Program of Education and the analysis of possible areas for utilisation of scrap materials within intermediate and experimental activities in Arts at elementary schools. In the conclusion of the theoretical part of the Thesis, there is a list of books available in the Czech market which deal with possibilities of waste media utilisation for the development of creative activities of pupils. In the practical part of the Thesis, there are some results and reflexions of the implementation of my own set of Arts lessons with utilisation of scrap materials which I gave in the third, fourth and fifth grades at a traditional rural school in Stará Říše.
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The Use of Urban Eco-Systems for Environmental Education in Kindergardens
ŠÍMOVÁ, Dita
The bachelor thesis deals with the education of children preschool age through the use of urban ecosystems with an outline of appropriate sites for environmental education in kindergarten in Ceske Budejovice. The theoretical part of work sponsored by literature in general characteristics of ecosystems, urban ecosystems and environmental education. It points to the implications of human impact on nature and the problems of ecological balance of the environment of our cities. The practical part consists of learning blocks to teach environmental education for children from nursery schools in areas relating to the Ceske Budejovice. Learning blocks include activities on offer, games and exploring nature in the field. This section also describes the reaction of active participants in the learning blocks, children from kindergarten and my own analysis through observation.
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Sense perception development of preschool children within the environmental education
KADLECOVÁ, Marie
The thesis deals with processing of information about the development of sensory perception of pre-school children by means of environmental education. The theoretical part includes classification of environmental education in the curriculum and part about sense perception development. For each senses, there is a short description of its function, the most frequent disturbances and rehearsing for improves it. Some examples of activities for perceptions and environmental education, that are proper for creating programs in kindergarten, are suggested in the practical part. Two integrated programs are created and evaluated in the last part of thesis.
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The possibility of the use of art education within environmental education
MOJCHEROVÁ, Veronika
The main topics of my bachelor thesis are environmental education and art creativity. The theoretical part defines art creativity and describes its stages, marks and essence. Its principles and research are also outlined. In the thesis, art creativity is described in the context of art education. The attention here is paid to the principles in art education both from the didactic and pedagogical views. Other topics also include the applications and goals in art education or the dependence of art activities on the child's age. Owing to the practical part it was also necessary to describe the environment and functions of afters-school clubs and the relation between art education and primary school children. Another theoretical aspect is environmental education, mainly the questions of waste and its recycling. The analysed topics of art creativity, art education and environmental education are in a tight relation with the practical part of the thesis ? a project realized in Nové Hodějovice primary school after-school club. The practical rendition of the individual tasks created particularly for this bachelor thesis was to help the children realise the importance of waste recycling and, eventually, make them consider alternative use of waste in their leisure-time activities.
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Environmental Education and Its Aplication in the Form of Eco-Educational Programs
ŠIMÁK, Luboš
The diploma thesis deals with the environmental education and focuses on the centers for ecological education. The thesis is divided into two parts, theoretical and practical one. In the theoretical part there explained terms connected with environmental education. There is also explained the importance of the environmental education in nowadays society. Next there are mentioned specific trends and methods which are most used in the centers for ecological education, not only in eco-education a programs. The practical part presents eco-center "Šípek" in Český Krumlov, which practises environmental education and enlightenment mainly in the form of eco-education a programs for pre-school, elementary and secundary schools. In these programs the educators apply the methods of specific environmental education trends which are connected into the common goal.
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Leisure activities and their posisibilities at work with cross-sectional themes at the first stage of a primary school.
ZACHOVALOVÁ, Jana
This master thesis deals with leisure activities and their possibilites at work with cross-senctional themes at the first stage of primary school. This thesis is aimed to determine attitudes of teachers to integrate cross-sectional themes to education and creating a five-day program. Section defines theoretical basis of literature on the concept of leisure activities and is characterized by cross-senctional themes. It suggests procedures for integrating cross-senctional themes in education and outlines the possibility of of cross-senctional themes intersection with leisure activities. In the practical part is used the questionnaire method to investigated attitude of teachers to integrate cross-senctional themes into teaching in primary schools. The main point of this master thesis is a five day program focusing on environmental education.
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The seniors view of the condition of the environment in the Czech republic
HORATLÍKOVÁ, Iva
The aim of this thesis is to clarify senior citizens´ attitude to the condition of the environment in the Czech Republic and their concern to share efforts for its improvement as well as to learn if they feel responsible and can get enough information in this field. The introductory, theoretical part mentions the term of {\clqq}old age`` and gives the analysis of the present-day and future demographic development of the number of seniors. In my thesis I deal not only with the term itself but also with its influence on healthy lifestyle of seniors. I summarize and assess findings I have obtained from seniors in terms of their own attitudes to the condition of the environment. The other, practical part of my thesis deals with the results I acquired by the method of semi-standardized interviews and questionnaires. The 14 seniors aged 65 {--} 74 years who took part in the research had been selected at random. The results of the described research are favourable: seniors appreciate activities that make them more informed and thus responsible for the environment in the Czech Republic. They welcome the opportunity to share their views on the issue by meeting other people and building up social contacts thereby. They would like to get engaged more and help to improve the condition of the environment.
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