A study of grade six students generating questions and plans for open-ended science investigations

Research in Science Education

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 301-316

  Keys, Carolyn W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

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EID: 54649084598     PISSN: 0157244X     EISSN: 15731898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02461565     Document Type: Article

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