Science Education beyond the Classroom: A Field Trip to Wind Power Plant

This study is a descriptive study that aims to reveal thoughts of senior students about field trip organized to
Bandırma Wind Power Plant in accordance to Energy and Environment lecture. Participants to this trip were
34 senior Science Teacher students. After the trip, thoughts of participants were collected by a form
including open-ended questions. According to the answers to these questions, Science Teacher candidates
think that this trip is distinguished by giving an opportunity to learn at first-hand, providing observation
chance, bridging over meaningful and lasting learning as a result of observing the learned information as
substantial and also providing an opening to socialization and fun.