Scaffolding children's understanding of the fit between organisms and their environment in the context of the practices of science

Learning in the Disciplines: ICLS 2010 Conference Proceedings - 9th International Conference of the Learning Sciences

Volumn 1, Issue , 2010, Pages 396-403

  Metz, Kathleen E ^a   Sisk Hilton, Stephanie ^b   Berson, Eric ^a   Ly, Uyen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHANGING DISTRIBUTIONS; INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES; LEARNING PROGRESSIONS; NATURAL WORLD; SUMMER SCHOOL;

CURRICULA; SCAFFOLDS;

BIOLOGY;

EID: 80051575949     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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