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The aim of this study is to determine the problem solving skills and science process skills of six year -old children who attended kindergarten and whether or not there is a difference in problem solving skills and science process skills of children receiving and not receiving the education with GEMS program.

In this study, it is aimed to determine whether pre-school teachers can distinguish astronomy from science and astrology as pseudo-science. The research was conducted with 115 preschool teachers working in independent kindergartens in Malatya city center in the 2016-2017 academic year. A six-item questionnaire prepared by Kallery (2001) was used to determine whether pre-school teachers could distinguish astronomy from science and astrology as pseudo-science. The questionnaire was translated into Turkish by the researcher and sent to 4 experts for expert opinion. The survey was finalized in line with the recommendations of the experts. Teachers' responses to the questionnaire were subjected to descriptive analysis and their perceptions of science (astronomy) and pseudo-science (astrology) were examined. As a result of the research, it was determined that more than half of the teachers read horoscopes sometimes and half of them saw both astrology and astronomy scientifically. It was determined that the majority of teachers partially agree with astrology's prediction that one's character and destiny can be understood from the positions of the Sun, planet and stars. This shows that the teachers involved in the research cannot distinguish between science and pseudo-science.

The aim of this study is to determine mathematical skills of 60-72 months old children attending preschool education and whether these skills make a significant difference in terms of gender, mother education, father education, number of siblings, duration of preschool education and socio-economic status of family. The research was designed with descriptive scanning model. The sample of the study consisted of 372 children, 60-72 months of age, who were randomly selected from each of official independent kindergartens of Ministry of National Education in Battalgazi and Yeşilyurt districts of Malatya in 2018-2019 academic year. Early Childhood Mathematics Education Content Standards Scale was used as data collection tool. The data obtained from data collection tool were analyzed by using Mann-Whitney U and Kruskal Wallis-H tests. As a result of research; It was found that mathematical skill levels of 60-72 months old children attending pre-school education institutions were above average. However, mathematical skill levels of children did not show a significant difference according to gender variable; it was found that the educational level of mother, father education status, number of siblings, pre-school education period and socio-economic level of the family were significantly different according to the variables.