Teaching young children science: Three key points

Early Childhood Education Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 419-423

  Yoon, Jiyoon ^a   Onchwari, Jacqueline Ariri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

5 Es instruction model; Early childhood education; Science education

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747662291     PISSN: 10823301     EISSN: 15731707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10643-006-0064-4     Document Type: Article

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