Students' ideas about plants & plant growth

American Biology Teacher

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 73-79

  Barman, Charles R ^a   Stein, Mary ^b   Mcnair, Shannan ^b   Barman, Natalie S ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33644781637     PISSN: 00027685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1662/0002-7685(2006)068[0073:SIAPPG]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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