Elementary Students' Learning of Materials Science Practices Through Instruction Based on Engineering Design Tasks

Journal of Science Education and Technology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 580-601

  Wendell, Kristen Bethke ^a   Lee, Hee Sun ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical interviews; Design decisions; Design based science; Elementary science; Properties of materials; Science workbooks

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649332950     PISSN: 10590145     EISSN: 15731839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10956-010-9225-8     Document Type: Article

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