APPLYING DESIGN THINKING IN TEACHING PHYSICS THROUGH STEM ACTIVITIES

The new general education curriculum has set obvious goals for developing the competencies needed for students in the 21st century. Design Thinking is a new educational approach that aims to maximize students abilities and direct students to solve real-life problems.The flexible application of Design Thinking in STEM activities helps students to approach and come up with clear solutions to the problems posed. The article presents research results on the approach Design Thinking in teaching Physics in general, teaching STEM topics in particular, and how to implement it in teaching in high schools.