The Original Activities for Environmental Education and Their Effects on Students (A Case Study in Bursa)

Abstract

The present study investigates the effects of the environmental education through original activities on the development of children’s environmental consciousness. For this purpose, a 6-week study program was prepared to apply with elementary school 5th grade students as based on a theme for each week, and the students were given environmental education doing some original activities. The answers they gave to the open-ended questions addressed at the beginning and end of the study, the papers containing their thoughts on what they studied during every preceding week, and the reports submitted after the activities they did every week, were all evaluated and it was found that they enjoyed the activities and what they learnt about the topics studied was at the desired level.