Connecting urban students with their rivers generates interest and skills in the geosciences

Journal of Geoscience Education

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 462-471

  O'Connell, Suzanne ^a   Ortiz, Joseph ^b   Morrison, Janet ^c  

^a WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TRINITY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTH SCIENCE; EDUCATION; RIVER SYSTEM;

EID: 11844253804     PISSN: 10899995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5408/1089-9995-52.5.462     Document Type: Article

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