In this study, the cognition of middle school students on the hazardous chemicals of life was acknowledged and appropriate teaching materials for them were developed. For this, it was examined by survey research against 410 middle school students in I...
In this study, the cognition of middle school students on the hazardous chemicals of life was acknowledged and appropriate teaching materials for them were developed. For this, it was examined by survey research against 410 middle school students in Incheon and Gyeonggi. The major item is 'The general feature about the environmental education', 'The general cognition on the hazardous chemicals of life', 'The middle school students attitude and will about the environment', 'The connection between the environmental education and the science education'. Next, the instances of the products containing hazardous substances of an around must be examined. Based on this study, the teaching materials which are usable for the science and other courses were developed. The teaching materials were inquired by the middle school teachers and their opinions were reflected.
The main results of this study are summarized as follows.
First, middle school students were mostly indifferent about the environment and the experience about the environmental education was rare. Moreover, in this school of the target of the object of survey, the practical environmental education was not comprised and the learning of the environmental information is feeble. It is needed for students to reconsider a concern and recognition about the environment.
Secondly, many students understand the hazardous chemicals of life had an effect on the environment but they don't understand how dangerous they are. Moreover, the abuse of the hazardous chemicals of life is worried and it is urgent to protect students from the harmfulness, since they don't follow the directions and dosage when they use the chemicals.
Thirdly, it is shown that the middle school students' active attitude and practical will about the environment are a bit low. The most of students think about not the harmful effect to the environment of the hazardous chemical substances but the convenience of the products.
Fourthly, the science course has a great effect on student' concept about the environment and students perceive the science course related to the environment more than other subjects. It is needed to strengthen the environmental education through the science course.
Fifthly, the most of teachers indicated the insufficiency of teaching-learning materials for the environmental education among the science class as the obstructive factor of the environmental education. Teaching-learning materials connected the environmental education for the science course and teaching skills are needed.
Sixthly, through this, the plan that developed the appropriate teaching materials and that it utilizes was considered. The teaching materials can be applied to not only the integrated teaching materials connected with science course but also 'creative discretion activity time', 'after class activity'.
Lastly, as a result of consideration of the teaching material by middle school teachers, the necessity of more systematic and various teaching-learning materials was mostly pointed out, and integration of some units of the science course and of other courses were proposed.
Through this study, the cognition of middle school students on the hazardous chemicals of life was acknowledged, and insufficient of the teaching materials based on the appropriate curriculum was found. Accordingly, teaching-learning materials about the hazardous chemicals of life which we can use in the present curriculum was developed. The teaching materials developed through this study is for middle school students and can be applied to the science curriculum, 'creative discretion activity time', 'after class activity or saturday program'.