1. Biology and Geography teaching in the Czech Republic Pavla Menšíková, Daniel Lokaj Gymnázium Frýdlant nad Ostravicí October 2015 Teaching off the Beaten Path Erasmus+ 1

2. The Czech Republic 2

3. School system in the Czech Republic3

4. School system in the Czech Republic – detail4

5. Primary school (College), age 12-15
Biology
Primary school (College), age 12-15
7th class of primary school
Fauna
Trees
Plants 5

6. Primary school (College), age 12-15
8th class of primary school or 1st class of six-year-form grammar school
Anatomy of human body
Genetics 6

7. Primary school (College), age 12-15
9th class of primary school or 2nd class of six-year-form grammar school
The history of universe, the creation of Earth
Geology, minerals
Pedology, pedosphere 7

8. Four-year-form grammar school age 15 to 19
1st Grade
Plants
Viruses
Germs
Mushrooms
General biology
Herbarium 8

9. Four-year-form grammar school age 15 to 19
2nd Grade
-Zoology
-Ecology
4th Grade
-Genetics
-Population
-Geology
3rd Grade
-Anatomy of human body

10. Teaching Biology in the Czech Republic
A table – number of lessons in our school. A lesson lasts 45 minutes.

11. Primary school (College), age 12-15
Geography
Primary school (College), age 12-15
7th class of primary school
Continents
Europe 11

12. Primary school (College), age 12-15
8th class of primary school or 1st class of six-year-form grammar school
Czech republic 12

13. Primary school (College), age 12-15
9th class of primary school or 2nd class of six-year-form grammar school
Climate
Geomorphology
Earth – space object
Cartography 13

14. Four-year-form grammar school age 15 to 19
1st Grade
Macroregions
World politics
Europe
Climate 14

15. Four-year-form grammar school age 15 to 19
2nd Grade
-macroregions: Europe, Asia
4th Grade
-Czech republic – economy, politics, population
3rd Grade
-macroregions: America, Australia, Africa

16. Teaching Geography in the Czech Republic
A table – number of lessons in our school. A lesson lasts 45 minutes.

17. Graduation exam
Students of secondary schools have to pass their graduation exam („maturita“).
They have to pass a compulsory exam in Czech and a foreign language or mathematics and they must choose from two other optional subjects, for example physics, chemistry, biology, geography, history, arts, etc. 17