Abstract:

Purpose: The aim of this research is to make education activities fun for STEM activities that are both currently implemented and to be developed by the researcher and to continue the Free Activities course in accordance with the objectives set by the Ministry of National Education. For this purpose, it is aimed to reveal various application examples of STEM activities that teachers can use at the end of the research. With Free Activities course being implemented in Turkey since the 2010-2011 academic year, students is aimed to get rid of intensive course programs and to support their learning with different activities in addition to the courses. Method: In the research, STEM activities were applied in the 2nd grade in Free Activities course. In the research, the starting point is that there is no curriculum in the free activities course. From this aspect, the research was designed as an action research study frequently used in qualitative surveys. Results: From the findings obtained in the research, it was found that the implementation of STEM activities in the Free Activities course contributes to the development of students' problem solving and collaborative skills and enables them to learn by having fun. Conclusion and Suggestions: It was concluded that the implementation of STEM activities in the Free Activities course serves the objectives of the course, it was entertaining for students and teachers and that it was the appropriate period of time for STEM activities.

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