Interactive astronomy in elementary schools

Educational Technology and Society

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 124-128

  McKinnon, David ^a   Geissinger, Helen ^a  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Astronomy; Constructivism; Elementary education; Misconceptions; Remote telescope

Indexed keywords

EID: 1842443810     PISSN: 14364522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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