The development of children's concept of a substance: A longitudinal study of interaction between curriculum and learning

Research in Science Education

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 41-61

  Johnson, Philip ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chemical change; Methodology; Particles

Indexed keywords

EID: 23744476268     PISSN: 0157244X     EISSN: 15731898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11165-004-3432-3     Document Type: Article

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