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This study was carried out to determine classroom teachers\' problems they encounter in science courses in the first phase of primary education and to investigate which group of teachers teach it the most effectively: science teachers or classroom teachers. The positive and negative results of science teaching given by both science teachers and classroom teachers were also investigated. The data were gathered by using semi-structured interviews conducted with 25 classroom teachers, 27 science teachers and 7 science teacher trainers. Based on the data, it concludes that most of the classroom teachers do not give science courses with pleasure, have difficulties implementing laboratory activities and especially believe that it is more convenient that these courses should be taught by science teachers.