Teaching electricity effectively in the primary school: A case study

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 153-172

  Summers, Mike ^a   Kruger, Colin ^a   Mant, Jenny ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0039863499     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: 14645289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0950069980200203     Document Type: Article

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