THE USE OF SCIENCE CARTOONS IN SCIENCE COURSES FROM SCIENCE TEACHERS’ PERSPECTIVES

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Turkey Ministry of Education improved Science Teaching curriculum in 2018 which aimed educate students as science literate individuals. In this study, the integration of the curriculum with the science cartoons was examined taking into account the aspects of science literacy which investigating, questioning, deciding with logical reasoning, innovative thinking, problem solving, self-confidence, open to cooperation, self-expression, entrepreneur, sustainable life-long learners with development awareness. A type of humor, the cartoon is a smile-based visual message. In this study, the use of scientific cartoons in the Science course of the teachers of Science lesson in secondary school was taken with questions of fully structured interview. In line with the teachers ' responses, stand-up was the most effective method of humor. In this study, it was determined that teachers had positive ideas about science cartoons in science teaching. Analysis of Science cartoons is a process that contributes to conceptual change. They show that the use of Science cartoons in the education-teaching process will be a useful practice for teachers and students.