ERIC Number: EJ1323288
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 12
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A Project Based STEM Activity: Let's Build a Mini Farm on Our Schoolyard
Journal of Inquiry Based Activities, v11 n2 p125-136 2021
This study aimed to present a project-based STEM activity titled "Let's Build a Mini Farm on Our Schoolyard." The activity was implemented in science and science applications courses during the 2018-2019 academic year with 28 seventh grade students attending a state school in Giresun/Turkey. At the beginning of the study, the students learned about the engineering design process and project-based learning. Then, they were challenged with building a mini chicken farm on their schoolyard, which could be a solution of a real-world problem. To complete the project, they carried out mini researches and mini designs within the unit "Reproduction, Growth, and Development of Plants and Animals." They used their knowledge and experience in STEM disciplines to design the farm. The students carried out the project activities, offered solutions to the real-world problem, selected one of these solutions, tested the solution, and solved the problem with a sustainable method.
Descriptors: Student Projects, STEM Education, Grade 7, Foreign Countries, Plants (Botany), Animals, Agricultural Production, Relevance (Education), Design, Social Problems, Problem Solving, Sustainability, Cooperative Learning, Group Activities, Student Research
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 7; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
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