The purpose of this study is to identify the misconceptions of the fifth grade primary education students about heat - temperature and evaporation - boiling. For this research both quantitive and qualitative methods were used. In order to carry out this research, a conceptual test containing multiple choice and open ended questions was distributed to 300 fifth grade students in 10 randomly selected elementary schools in Kocaeli. In addition, semi-structured interview was done with 60 students. The results of this study revealed that the students in primary level have some misconceptions about the basic concepts of heat - temperature and boiling - evaporation.
Key words: Misconceptions, heat, temperature, evaporation, boiling
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