Conversations of family and primary school groups at robotic dinosaur exhibits in a museum: What do they talk about?

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 739-754

  Tunnicliffe, Sue Dale ^a  

^a HOMERTON COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 2142738708     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: 14645289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500690050044071     Document Type: Article

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