Teaching & learning the scientific method

American Biology Teacher

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 242-245

  McPherson, Guy R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

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EID: 0035315047     PISSN: 00027685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4451093     Document Type: Article

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