TÜBİTAK 4004 - Let's Get to Know Our Body: The First Step to Becoming a Scientist - Important Information

Dear Educators,

Within the scope of the TÜBİTAK 4004 Nature and Science Schools Project Call project accepted in 2018, coded 118B441 and titled “Let's Get to Know Our Body: The First Step to Becoming a Scientist”, applications will be accepted from preschools, primary schools, secondary schools and high schools in and around Istanbul that wish to take part in the project. School administrators should note the following points regarding these applications:

1. For preschool groups, this project is intended for students aged 4-6. No age restriction applies to primary, secondary or high schools.

2. Within the scope of the project, a total quota of 440 students has been allocated: 80 for preschool groups, 80 for primary schools, 120 for secondary schools and 160 for high schools.

3. This project will be carried out between 12 September 2018 and 20 March 2019 in the anatomy laboratories of the Department of Anatomy, Bahçeşehir University School of Medicine . For detailed information about our institution and its address, please click here.

4. Considering the laboratory capacity, applicant schools are expected to bring a group of no more than 40 students on each training day.

5. All transportation to and from the project, and the responsibility for it, rests with the applicant school administration.

6. School administrators applying for the project must obtain consent from the parents of participating students, confirming that they allow their children to take part in the project under the responsibility of the school administration.

7. Groups receiving training within the project must be accompanied by at least 2 and no more than 4 teachers appointed by the school administration as responsible persons.

8. The school administration is responsible for informing the project coordinators in advance of any student with a health problem, allergy or disability.

9. To prevent different project groups and schools from overlapping, applicant schools will be given training days and times by appointment.

10. Activities No. 1 and 2 are for preschool students only and will be held consecutively on the same day. Activities No. 3 and 4 are planned for primary, secondary and high school students and will also be held on the same day.

11. School administrations wishing to apply for this project must contact the project guide Hatice YILDIRIM (by phone (0 534 812 43 27 - 0216 579 82 05) or by e-mail at yildirim.hatice@gmail.com to obtain more detailed information and to schedule a suitable date and time.