Portuguese Students’ Understanding at Ages 10-11 and 14-15 of the Origin and Nature of the Earth and the Development of Life

International Journal of Phytoremediation

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 29-51

  Marques, Luis ^a   Thompson, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0008314170     PISSN: 15226514     EISSN: 15497879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0263514970150103     Document Type: Article

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