Progression in children's understanding of the matter concept from elementary to high school

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 320-347

  Liu, Xiufeng ^a   Lesniak, Kathleen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT FREDONIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAKING SODA; NEO-PIAGETIAN CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; VINEGAR;

CHEMICAL REACTIONS; STUDENTS; WATER;

SCHOOL BUILDINGS;

EID: 33645139072     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: 10982736     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tea.20114     Document Type: Article

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