Abstract
In the research, it was aimed that children in the age group of 4-6 discover a different group of living things (fungi) living in addition to the plants and animals around them and to develop their awareness of living things. In addition, the study examined the effect of the activities prepared at the nature observation center on the cognitive and linguistic development of children. The research using the case study was carried out in the 2021-2022 academic year. The study group of the research consists of 6 (six) different participants who studied in a preschool educational institution in the Black Sea Region of Turkey in the age group of 4-6 years. The research was carried out with a holistic understanding that included different activities and evaluation processes, both in and out of the classroom. Semi-structured interview forms developed by the researchers were used to collect the data. As a result of the research, it was determined that nature-based observations and activities have a positive effect on the awareness of children in the 4-6 age group about living things. In addition, it was concluded that cognitive and linguistic development was achieved in children aged 4-6 years. In addition, the research concluded that the activities prepared at the nature observation center provided cognitive and linguistic development in children in children aged 4-6 years.
Highlights
Mushrooms sprouting on a lawn, mushrooms tightly stacked on a tree like small shelves, mushrooms purchased from markets to consume as food, or fuzzy mold spots on leftover food are the most common members of the fungus kingdom, which attract everyone’s attention
It was examined the awareness of children in the age group of 4-6 for the species found in the fungi kingdom
As a result of the research, it was determined that the children in the 4-6 age group did not have awareness of the species in the fungi kingdom
Summary
Mushrooms sprouting on a lawn, mushrooms tightly stacked on a tree like small shelves, mushrooms purchased from markets to consume as food, or fuzzy mold spots on leftover food are the most common members of the fungus kingdom, which attract everyone’s attention. Biologists studying fungi around the world have described around 120,000 species. Recent metagenomic studies have shown that this number may exceed 1.5 million. For this reason, studies on the classification of fungi continue. Many systematic studies have been carried out on macrofungi in Turkey and significant progress has been made, especially in recent years. With these studies, new mushroom species have been added to the world literature (Isiloglu et al, 2010; Taskin et al, 2016)
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