Teaching with insects: An applied life science course for supporting prospective elementary teachers' scientific inquiry

American Biology Teacher

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 206-212

  Haefner, Leigh A ^a   Friedrichsen, Patricia Meis ^b   Zembal Saul, Caria ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 33646714649     PISSN: 00027685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1662/0002-7685(2006)68[206:TWIAAL]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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