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Makale Özeti:
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Earthquake, a natural disaster, is among the fundamental problems of many countries. If people know
how to protect themselves from earthquake and arrange their life styles in compliance with this, damage they will
suffer will reduce to that extent. In particular, a good training regarding earthquake to be received in primary schools
is considered as higly important for raising concious citizens regarding this field. Consiquently this study aim, what
kind of thoughts do kindergarden students, grade 1, 2, 6 and 8 students, who are attending primary schools, have
regarding earthquake phenomena? This study has a descriptive aim. A qualitative method based on semistructured
interview method has been used in this study to analyze children’s thoughts about earthquake and ways of protection
from it deeply. Sampling group of this study is composed of a total of 40 students and 16 of these felt earthquake
and only one student experienced earthquake in real terms. As a result of this study, it has been thought that there is
an adverse image in students’ minds regarding earthquake phenomena and this results from deficiency in knowledge
obtained. It has been observed that few students can give rational answers for the causes of earthquake and no one
can explain the causes of earthquake completely and scientifically
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