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 author Archaeology and its connection with STEAM were the focus of this study, which aimed to encourage engagement with STEM subjects among preschool children aged 3–6. The children first learnt the meaning of the word ‘archaeology’ and then they looked for answers to questions such as...
CC-BY, provided by author At Lučko Elementary School during the 2023/2024 school year, students from 5th and 7th grades, along with their teacher Ružica Mikić, participated in a variety of activities during math classes as part of the school project Fun Mathematics. The project aimed to introduce students to...
CC-BY, provided by authors The start of each school years brings a new level of enthusiasm and with it a wealth of ideas. This year, our goal was to connect mathematics, the curriculum, real-world application and international days of celebration during the school year. As two Scientix Ambassadors, who...
CC-BY, provided by the author In today’s fast-paced world, where cities glow brightly even during the night, the concept of a dark sky filled with twinkling stars seems like a distant memory. Light pollution, the excessive and misdirected artificial lighting that obscures our view of the stars, has become...
CC-BY Pedagogical and didactic motivations Anyone at any age loves to play and we have known for many years that play is a crucial component of cognitive development from birth to adulthood. The child’s desire to play is an innate biological response to survive in the world. Play is...
Picture provided by the author, attribution CC-BY Mathematics is a crucial subject for every student as it provides a strong foundation for many other disciplines. However, many students struggle with mathematics due to a variety of reasons, including a lack of motivation, fear of failure, and negative attitudes towards...
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...
Picture provided by the author, attribution CC-BY How do we know when a child is gifted? This topic is quite complex. Many studies have been published about this. For Treman in 1925 the main criterion in order to evaluate whether the child is gifted was the level of intelligence....
One of the most common tools of contemporary education in the world is student-centered activities that enable students to question and think analytically. For this reason, scientific studies on student-centered activities have an important role in increasing the quality of education. Our project aims to increase students’ interest in...