Field trip activity in an ancient gold mine: Scientific literacy in informal education

Public Understanding of Science

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 322-334

  Lima, Alexandre ^a   Vasconcelos, Clara ^a   Félix, Natália ^b   Barros, José ^a   Mendonça, Alexandra ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b Archeology and Patrimony ^*  (Portugal)

^c INETI of Alfragide   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Field trip activity; Public understanding of science; Science education; Scientific citizenship; Scientific literacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951551868     PISSN: 09636625     EISSN: 13616609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0963662509104725     Document Type: Article

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