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The aim of this study was to determine the level of knowledge of pre-service science teachers in Turkey regarding the different types of renewable energy sources, the methods used for obtaining energy from these sources, and the areas of use for these energy sources. Within the context of the study, the drawing-writing technique was used in order to determine the level of knowledge of the pre-service teachers. A total of 106 preservice science teachers were asked to make drawings related to the subject and purpose of the study; they were then asked to describe the drawing they made. Based on the study results, it was determined that while the majority of pre-service teachers could list solar, wind, and hydroelectric energy as sources of renewable energy, only a few mentioned geothermal, biomass, wave, and hydrogen energy as sources of renewable energy. In addition, some of the pre-service teachers mentioned nuclear energy as a source of renewable energy, which indicated that they possessed incorrect information regarding renewable energy sources.

1Boy Crusoe

By Allan Eric

Also published as" A Yankee Crusoe" . A 15 year old hard working and studious farm boy finds the lure of adventure on the seas as a merchant seaman more than he can resist. This is his story. " I was born in a little town in the State of Maine, near the close of the Civil War. My boyhood life did not differ materially from that of the average farmer's son in the remote country districts of New England--except, perhaps, that I read more and thought more. Hard work on the rugged soil, two terms each year in the little yellow country schoolhouse, a day's fishing now and then filled the early years of my life full to over-flowing. " What he gets is enough excitement and adventure to overflow his wildest dreams. How he experiences disaster and uses his wits and knowledge to overcome every problem makes for a great read. - Summary by Phil Chenevert