Elementary pre-service teacher perceptions of the greenhouse effect

Journal of Science Education and Technology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 75-81

  Groves, Fred H ^a   Pugh, Ava F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE   (United States)

Author keywords

Elementary pre service; Environment; Global warming; Greenhouse effect; Misconceptions

Indexed keywords

EID: 2142726994     PISSN: 10590145     EISSN: 15731839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009433705790     Document Type: Article

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