Abstract

The aim of this research is to teach the concept of habitat to gifted students through the musical chair educational game and to create awareness about the effects of habitat degradation on living things. The research was designed according to the case study of qualitative research methods. Participants of the study consisted of 25 special gifted students between the ages of 10-14 registered to the Science and Art Centers in the fall semester of 2018-2019 academic year. The data of this research were collected through “a semi-structured interview form consisting of three open-ended questions” (Yilmaz, et al., 2019). “Content analysis method” was used for data analysis. "Musical chair" activity is an educational game in which participants actively participate. The aim of this game is to make participants aware of the effects of deterioration in habitats. As a result of the research, it was determined that participants could establish a relationship between the materials in the game and the concept of habitat. In addition, it was determined that the effects of habitat fragmentation on living things could be determined through the events in the game process. In order to prevent habitat fragmentation, the participants suggested that to protection or non-destruction of habitats, to regulation of prey - hunter relationship, and to prohibition of hunting prey - hunter.