Patterns in nature: Challenging secondary students to learn about physical laws

Physics Education

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 80-89

  Taber, Keith S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 78751469537     PISSN: 00319120     EISSN: 13616552     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9120/46/1/010     Document Type: Article

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