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In this study, project based education system, its content and presentation of one of the projects and how student-centered education can be applied in science lessons are presented. This study can be divided into two parts: In the first part, definition of project, subjects that are crucial in a project and rules of writing a project study are given. Because increasing number of educators believe that project based education is an important instructional approach that enables students to develop academic skills and knowledge to overcome world’s challenges. In the second part, a sample project is illustrated and covered according to the content and rules of writing. Sample project deals with an important topic which is water pollution and aims to degrade textile dyes from water. Due to the fact that dyes that are utilized in textile industry are carcinogenic, students want to find a way to degrade dyes in order to solve the problem. Students’ study is appreciated as one of the model projects that was exhibited in 18th MEF Schools Project Competition in 2009 (International project competition in Turkey occurs every year). Since 2009, my students have been doing projects by taking responsibility, studying outside of the classroom environment and have been awarded prizes in different project competitions.

Keywords: project based education, student-centered, dynamic classroom, science education;

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