Developing primary school children's understanding of energy waste

Research in Science and Technological Education

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 5-21

  Kruger, Colin ^a   Summers, Mike ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 57749120139     PISSN: 02635143     EISSN: 14701138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713694954     Document Type: Article

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