Journeys into inquiry-based elementary science: Literacy practices, questioning, and empirical study

Science Education

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 189-217

  Howes, Elaine V ^a   Lim, Miyoun ^b   Campos, Jaclyn ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c The Wheeler School   (United States)

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EID: 68049114607     PISSN: 00368326     EISSN: 1098237X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sce.20297     Document Type: Article

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