The development of student conceptions of the Earth-Sun relationship in an inquiry-based curriculum

Journal of Geoscience Education

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 422-431

  Salierno, Christina ^a   Edelson, Daniel ^b   Sherin, Bruce ^b  

^a AHA   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTH SCIENCE; EDUCATION;

EID: 27744590158     PISSN: 10899995     EISSN: 10899995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5408/1089-9995-53.4.422     Document Type: Article

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