This study examined the attitudes of secondary school students who observed science festivals towards science festivals. The study a used quasi-experimental design and method-based pre-test-post-test one-group experimental design from quantitative research methods. The research was applied to secondary school students in a province in the first semester of the 2023-2024 academic year. In this study, the 'Science Festival Attitude Scale' prepared by Keçeci, Zengin, and Alan (2017), which can be used to measure secondary school students' attitudes towards science festivals or science fairs supported by Tübitak, was used. The Cronbach's alpha reliability coefficient of the scale, which was prepared in 5-point Likert type from 'Strongly Agree' to 'Strongly Disagree', was found to be .816 for the original study, and as a result of validity and reliability studies, a scale of 22 items, 11 positive and 11 negative, was prepared. The pilot study of the scale was conducted for the study, and as a result of the statistical analyses, Cronbach's alpha reliability coefficient was found to be .826. As a result of the validity and reliability studies, it was concluded that the 'Science Festival Attitude Scale' was applicable. The study sample consists of 160 students who visited the Science Festivals and voluntarily participated in the research, selected by a simple random sampling method to represent the universe. The study used a simple random sampling method to create or select the sample. At the end of the study, it was determined that the attitudes of the students in the experimental group who observed the science festival towards science festivals increased significantly.
Science festival, science fair, science education.