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The aim of this study is to analyze the metaphorical perceptions of middle school students about the concept of soil within the social studies program . The participants of the study are secondary school students selected through purposeful sampling. Phenomenology, one of the qualitative research methods, was used in the study. In the study the perceptions of the participants about the concept of soil and the meaning they attributed to this concept were analysed to reveal. The data of the study were collected through the statements such as “Soil is like .... Because…”. 89 secondary students have produced 36 metaphors about the concept of soil. Frequent metaphors produced by students include: human, life, being living, homeland, mother and heart. Metaphors are grouped by considering the subjectsource relationship, and as a result, two categories and two sub-categories emerge. Soil, a living being for students is perceived in terms of the source of life and productivity. Soil is associated with both social and science subjects at this point. Soil perceived as a value is considered both a national-spiritual value and an economic value.\u003Cbr>Keywords: Soil, soil as a living being, soil as a value, secondary school students, metaphor. |\n| --- |\n| E-mail: [syazici@aku.edu.tr. Tel:](syazici@aku.edu.tr. Tel:) 505-4012150. |\n\nINTRODUCTION  \nSoil is a concept that has more than one meaning. Soil has therefore been a multidimensional perceived concept. The soil, above all, is a material in which many living organisms exist and which allows plants to adhere with the water it contains and forms a food source with organic and inorganic substances (Ergene, 1993; Yıldız et al. , 2011) . In short, the soil that forms the main source of life is a living organism . When mankind stepped on the moon surface for the first time in 1970, a huge wave of excitement surrounded the world. Was there soil in the place where man stepped? When the soil brought by the astronauts from the moon was analyzed, the results of the analysis were controversial in that it had similar characteristics to the surface of the ground, but it did not contain any necessary quality for agricultural activities. Soil scientists argued that the material brought from the moon cannot be defined as soil due to the fact that it did not contain any living organisations (Ortaş, 2017: 4) . Soil is also the main source of human creation. Indeed, the  \nLatin name of the human species “homo \" comes from humus (Hillel , 1998) . The humus makes the soil fertile, provides nutrients to the plants and microorganisms (Prusty and Azeez, 2005) . In this case, the soil was called a symbol of vitality and abundance. In Turkish culture, soil is accepted as a fertile and homeland, which gives life because of the raw material of man, produces as the main. So soil is the basis of life. (Töret, 2019;Ögel, 1987) . The soil that forms the basis of the cosmos is fertile. This is an indication of his vitality (Eliade, 2003) . In ancient mythology, the soil was sacred as a place to live. It was accepted as a homeland in the modern era (Kaya, 2019) .  \nSoil is important for sustainable environment today. Due to the growing world population, the growing economy and the growing level of luxury and prosperity, the land is consumed rapidly, which can be described as occupation. Soil that is not a renewable resource. It is rapidly polluted (Karaca and Turgay, 2012) . 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