Abstract
In this research an environmental study program that was designed to use the five senses evenly was developed and the learning effect on the child was investigated.
Senior elementary school students tested in this study were divided into eight teams with two teams being assigned to each of the four testing methods. All students walked a set course around their school buildings and used different methods to record information about the course. Method 1: Student compiled 5maps of the course, one for each of the fives senses. The students rotated the maps at five even points along the course, thus each student recorded a section of the course for each sense. Method 2: Students compiled 5 maps of the course, one for each of the senses. Each student was assigned one sense and recorded a map of the whole course according to their sense. Method 3: Students compiled 5 reports about the course, one for each sense. The students rotated the reports at even points and thus each student wrote a section of each report. Method 4: Students wrote a full report of the course according to one sense each.
In the research the volume and content of information recorded by students using the four methods was compared. It was determined that Method 3 was most suitable for the age group tested in the investigation.
