One teacher's agenda for a class visit to an interactive science center

Science Education

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 524-544

  Lucas, Keith B ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

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EID: 0034215950     PISSN: 00368326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1098-237X(200007)84:4<524::AID-SCE6>3.0.CO;2-X     Document Type: Article

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