Teaching energy conservation as a unifying principle in physics

Journal of Science Education and Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 265-274

  Solbes, Jordi ^a   Guisasola, Jenaro ^b   Tarín, Francisco ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^c IES l'Om ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

Energy conceptions; Physics education; Teaching activities

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650914909     PISSN: 10590145     EISSN: 15731839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10956-009-9149-3     Document Type: Article

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