Environmental Awareness and Sensitivity of the Gifted Students: “Science and Art Explorers in The Nature”

Abstract

In this study, it was aimed to investigate the effect of the six days nature education which was named TUBİTAK 4004 "Science and Art Explorers in The Nature” and was organized to improve the environmental awareness and sensitivity of the gifted students, on environmental awareness and concerns of the students. 50 seventh-grade gifted students from Istanbul, Aydin and Tekirdağ were participated in this study. The study was conducted as qualitative study and as data collection tools, two questionnaires consisting of seven open-ended questions were used to determine the environmental awareness and concerns of the students. The data was analysed by descriptive analysis method. After the activities carried out during the project period, it has been determined that the awareness and concerns of the students about the environment consciousness and the environment have improved. Students have stated that environmental education is fun, they learn a lot about the environment, living things and ecosystems together by the activities that they made and they are now more sensitive about protecting the environment.