A study of the development of the concept of mechanical stability in preschool children

Research in Science Education

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 373-391

  Hadzigeorgiou, Yannis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AEGEAN   (Greece)

Author keywords

Activities; Concept development; Mechanical stability; Preschool education

Indexed keywords

EID: 52649086377     PISSN: 0157244X     EISSN: 15731898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020801426075     Document Type: Article

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