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The objectives of this study are: (1) to identify those that are very fun and less fun from the experiments related to the physical characteristics of the weather according to the students (Bachelor and Master) assessments; (2) to identify the two groups of experiments and to study whether they are planned to be done by teachers and teachers candidates as a learning station or show experiment in their classes; (3) to study the common characteristics and differences of the very fun and less fun experiments. Students have participated in learning stations and exhibition experiments related to the characteristics of the weather within the course of science teaching. A survey on the experiments carried out as a data collection tool and the students’ experiment reports were used. Analysis of student reports revealed that participants had conceptual errors regarding the physical characteristics of the air. While most of the most fun experiments are not learning station experiments, it is an interesting result that show experiments are. In finding the experiments fun, it was found that the experiments were related to being new, exciting and different for the participants. There was no connection between the experimentation in the classroom as a show or learning station and entertainment. Students have found that they are usually planning to carry out tests that require fire and glass materials as a demonstration experiment for laboratory safety.

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