Creativity is an important skill for the future society and developing students’ creativity is an important part of scientific education. Working on a creative science project may help developing students’ creative abilities and the interaction between the teacher and the students during the work on defining a problem and solving the problem, is an ideal forum for supporting students’ creativity.

The purpose of this study is to get insight into how teachers respond to students’ creative ideas during the work on a creative science project, and how the interaction between the teacher and the students may support or inhibit students’ creative abilities.