"We learn how to predict and be a scientist": Early science experiences and kindergarten children's social meanings about science

Cognition and Instruction

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 312-369

  Mantzicopoulos, Panayota ^a   Samarapungavan, Ala ^a   Patrick, Helen ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 70350783826     PISSN: 07370008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07370000903221726     Document Type: Article

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