Characteristics of the elements of the science education curriculum based on the STEAM method

The aim of this research was to study the characteristics of the elements of the sixth grade primary school science curriculum based on the STEAM method. This study was conducted in the academic year 1399-1400 with a qualitative approach and the directed qualitative content analysis method. Sampling was done using the purposive sampling (standard) and the data was collected through semi-structured interview with 23 experts in the field of curriculum studies and sixth grade primary school teachers. The transcript of the interviews was analyzed manually and simultaneously, along with data collection. The dependability of the findings was obtained using immersion and repeated study and review of the participants and experts. Based on the elements of Akker's proposed curriculum, in this study, ten elements were studied. The results showed that the STEAM-based science education curriculum has removed the traditional barriers separating the five areas of learning. It has integrated these areas to achieve learning based on the objectives of the curriculum and it has relied on the principles of creativity and ideation.