Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Japanese
Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School School of Education
Lecture Code CC212802 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name 宇宙と地球のリテラシーI
Subject Name
(Katakana)
ウチュウトチキュウノリテラシーI
Subject Name in
English
Scientific Literacy of Earth Science I
Instructor YAMASAKI HIROFUMI
Instructor
(Katakana)
ヤマサキ ヒロフミ
Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 1st-Year,  Second Semester,  3Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (3T) Weds7-8,Fri5-6:EDU L202
Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details)
 
Lecture-oriented 
Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week   Language of Instruction J : Japanese
Course Level 2 : Undergraduate Low-Intermediate
Course Area(Area) 24 : Social Sciences
Course Area(Discipline) 08 : Curriculum and Instruction Sciences
Eligible Students
Keywords  
Special Subject for Teacher Education   Special Subject  
Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
 
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Secondary School Science Education
(Knowledge and Understanding)
・By deepening basic understanding of science subjects taught in secondary education (physics, chemistry, biology, and earth science), to be able to explain teaching contents. 
Class Objectives
/Class Outline
This is a mandate specialized course of the Program in Science Education. The purpose of this course is for students to learn and understand specialized knowledge particularly of earth science among other science subjects. 
Class Schedule lesson1:The Earth's place in the Solar System
lesson2: Composition of the Geosphere
lesson3: History of Plate Tectonics
lesson4: Drifting continents
lesson5: Cycle of drifting continents(1)
lesson6: Cycle of drifting continents(2)
lesson7: Formative process of continents
lesson8: Plate Tectonics in other planets

lesson9: Midterm exam
lesson10:  Plate Tectonics and Earth's environment(1)
lesson11: Plate Tectonics and Earth's environment(2)
lesson12: Plate Tectonics and formative process of Japanese Islands(1)
lesson13: Plate Tectonics and formative process of Japanese Islands(2)
lesson14: Plate Tectonics and formative process of Japanese Islands(3)
lesson15: Plate Tectonics and formative process of Japanese Islands(4)

Quizzes, midterm exam and  final exam 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
Handouts will be provided. Textbooks will not be specified. Reference books will be introduced in class when needed. 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
 
(More Details) Handouts, Movies( PC: PowerPoint) 
Learning techniques to be incorporated  
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
"Lesson1: Review the contents of the lesson and assignments.
Lesson2: Review the contents of the lesson and read distributed handouts and reference books.
Lesson3: Review the contents of the lesson and read distributed handouts and reference books.
Lesson4: Review the contents of the lesson and read distributed handouts and reference books.
Lesson5: Review the contents of the lesson and read distributed handouts and reference books.
Lesson6: Review the contents of the lesson and read distributed handouts and reference books.
Lesson7: Review the contents of the lesson and read distributed handouts and reference books.
Lesson8: Review the contents of the lesson and read distributed handouts and reference books.
Lesson9: Review the contents of the lesson and read distributed handouts and reference books.
Lesson10: Review the contents of the lesson and read distributed handouts and reference books.
Lesson11: Review the contents of the lesson and read distributed handouts and reference books.
Lesson12: Review the contents of the lesson and read distributed handouts and reference books.
Lesson13: Review the contents of the lesson and read distributed handouts and reference books.
Lesson14: Review the contents of the lesson and read distributed handouts and reference books.
Lesson15:  Review the contents of the lesson and read distributed handouts and reference books. Review of the entire course.

 
Requirements  
Grading Method Students will be evaluated based on quizzes, midterm exam and  final exam 
Practical Experience  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it  
Message  
Other   
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching. 
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