Critical thinking can be defined as: (1) a cognitive process that is formed by analysing, comparing and evaluating information obtained as a result of experience, as well as through observations and verbal communication; (2) a kind of combination of logical and creative thinking; (3) mental functions that are performed...
CC-BY, Adobe Stock We live in a time where technology is advancing at a rapid pace, and the innovations and developments that come with it are pretty impressive. After reading this, you might find yourself looking at things in a different way. Teachers are helping to build a future...
CC-BY, provided by the author Our school’s active participation in comprehensive STEM initiatives has continually driven us to explore innovative, project-based learning methodologies. Recently, this commitment culminated in the “KEY of STEAM” Erasmus+ mobility project, which created an educational bridge between our classrooms in Ankara and our collaborative partners...
CC-BY, provided by author In Pursuit of the Future in Nature for a Sustainable World The rapid depletion of natural resources, environmental pollution, the increasing scarcity of energy resources, inadequacies in waste management, and climate change are among the most important problems facing the world. Developing awareness of...
CC-BY, provided by the author When Technology Meets Nature: Growing Smart Green Spaces at School What happens when students step outside the classroom and begin learning with their hands in the soil, sensors in their hands, and data on their screens? At Primary School “Strasho Pindjur” in Negotino,...
CC-BY, provided by author A new addition has been made to the “Mathematics Mobilisation” studies initiated by our Ministry. 2022 was declared the Year of Mathematics within the framework of the “Cooperation Protocol in Education” signed by our Ministry and TÜBİTAK on 28 March. In this context, TÜBİTAK...
CC-BY, provided by authors Scientix Ambassadors Helena Pires and Maria Robalo worked on a learning scenario using the STEAM methodology in two different schools in Portugal, with 14/15-year-old students. The students worked in groups on the project “Interplanetary Travel: From Earth to Mars” and Hydroponics was a complement to...
CC-BY, provided by the author Some STEAM topics related to physics, for example, motion, friction, acceleration etc. and related to Genetics, for example protein and DNA structure, can be difficult to understand for 12-13 year-old students or sometimes even boring. Starting from that I decided to use a different...
Picture provided by the author, attribution CC-BY In today’s world, the issue of climate change is a pressing concern, and it is essential that we take steps to mitigate its impact. How much impact can we really make from the classroom? The answer is clear to teachers all over...
Picture provided by the author, attribution CC-BY Thinking about how to make mathematics interesting for children and how to prompt and encourage them to independently research, search and “dig” new information on Internet, I decided to start a new project at the school level: “History of Mathematics”. I remembered...