Liquid-Volume Measurement Estimation Skills of Gifted Students and Suggestions for Saving Water

Abstract

Water is vital for the survival of living things. It is water that sustains all living organisms, all biological life, and all human activity. Water constitutes 3/4 of the world, 60% of the human body. The need for water is increasing day by day due to the rapid increase in the population and the fact that the water resources remain constant. It is important for individuals to be conscious about water consumption, to be aware of how much they consume.   In this context, in this research, students’ estimates of the amount of water they consume, liquid-volume measurement estimates and their views on water conservation were examined. This study aims to examine the liquid-volume measurement estimation skills of gifted students and to examine their views on water conservation. This study was conducted as per the case study design, which is one of the qualitative research designs. The study group of the study consisted of 24 gifted students studying in the 6th grade in a Science and Art Center in a province located in the southern region of Turkey in the 2022-2023 academic year. As a result of the research, it was observed that the students had moderate liquid-volume estimation skills and the male students had more liquid-volume estimation skills than the female students. In addition, it was concluded that students had a low average score in liquid-volume estimation problems involving real-life situations, and that the most opinions about water conservation were in the theme of limitation and penalty application.