A Soil Education Project for Young Children in Turkey

The Projects "We are Learning About the Soil with Tipitop and His Friends 1, 2, and 3" were applied in Denizli by the Department of Preschool Education of Faculty of Education at Pamukkale University over three school years (2009-2010, 2010-2011, and 2011-2012) within "Schools of Nature and Science- code number 4004," a project group, at the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK). The projects were established in order to train 5-6 year old children, attending kindergarten and residing in socio-economically disadvantaged regions, and their families, on the subject of soil.