Hands-on activities to enhance renewable energy learning

Global Journal of Engineering Education

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 24-29

  Shyr, Wen Jye ^a   Hsu, Chao Hsing ^b,c  

^a NATIONAL CHANGHUA UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Taiwan)

^b CHIENKUO TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Florida International University   (United States)

Author keywords

Junior high school; Laboratory activity; Renewable energy

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953777220     PISSN: 13283154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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