Visualisation and reasoning in explaining the phases of the moon

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 395-417

  Subramaniam, K ^a   Padalkar, Shamin ^a  

^a TATA INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Astronomy education; Model based learning; Phases of moon; Visualisation

Indexed keywords

EID: 61349201598     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: 14645289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500690802595805     Document Type: Article

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