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Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, Volume 10, Issue 2, Article 8 (Dec., 2009) Osman CARDAK Students' ideas about dangerous animals |
This study has investigated the conceptions and some alternative conceptions of primary students, between the ages of 10 and 15, on dangerous animals and the features that make these animals dangerous. As a result of the analysis of the obtained data, important results were discovered. The students included in the sample think that the features that make an animal dangerous generally include being venomous, having a large body, being rending and savage, and being sneaky. The students think that vertebrates are more dangerous than invertebrates. They are not fully aware of the small and harmful invertebrates that cause significant deaths on a more frequent basis. Students also have a significant amount of insufficient information and alternative conceptions about animals such as snakes, scorpions, spiders and centipedes.
