Since elementary school is a time in which basic concepts like attitudes and mindsets about careers are formed, career education is very important to elementary school students. This study was conducted to investigate the effects of a gardening program applying the academic disciplines of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics, and Society (STEAMS) on developing career education for elementary school students. In order to determine the effectiveness of the program on career development of elementary school students, this study was conducted with 28 upper elementary students in the experimental group who participated in the gardening program, and 30 upper elementary students in the control group who did not. The program was comprised of total 8 sessions, one session per week, with various garden activities. The career development scores of the two groups before and after the program were comparatively analyzed. Before the program, the experimental group had significantly lower scores for career development than the control group. After 8 weeks of the program, the control group did not show any changes in career development, while the experimental group that participated in the program showed a significant increase in career development, resulting in no difference in career development between the two groups after the program. Therefore, the program has positive effects on improving career development of upper elementary students who previously had insufficient career development. Overall, the program had positive effects on career development of upper elementary students, and further research is needed to systematically promote the STEAMS-based gardening program to promote interest and understanding of students by associating plant-based gardening activities with various subjects such as science, art, and social studies.

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This study was conducted to obtain preliminary data on the effect of installing flower sculptures in space decoration. Three flower sculptures and three regular sculptures were installed in a hospital and a cafe, and 100 visitors were asked for their opinions. Following is the analysis of their answers. Regarding the ability to recognize the difference between flower sculptures and regular sculptures, 83.0% of the surveyees were able to distinguish clearly between flower sculptures and regular sculptures. Analysis of the results on the awareness of flower sculptures showed only 20.0% was aware of flower sculptures. Regarding the commercial value of flower sculptures, those over the age of 40 saw more commercial value in flower sculptures compared to those in their 20's and 30's. Overall, in a society that is becoming urbanized and modernized, the preference for naturalization of humans or to be environmentallyfriendly is increasing, and provides a basis for the possibility of flower sculptures to increase in value in the area of space design. However, there aren't many examples of flower sculptures to be used in commercial spaces, and the necessity to clean-up after the discharge of floating materials has been pointed out. If these faults are supplemented in the future, the expansion in the use of flower sculptures as decoration in commercial spaces can be anticipated.