Middle school students' conceptions on physical properties of air

Journal of Turkish Science Education

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 37-49

  Bulunuz, Mizrap ^a   Jarrett, Olga S ^b   Bulunuz, Nermin ^a  

^a ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Air; Conceptions; Elementary science education; Misconceptions

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650236158     PISSN: 13046020     EISSN: 13046020     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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