The Importance of Teaching and Learning Nature of Science in the Early Childhood Years

Journal of Science Education and Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 537-549

  Akerson, Valarie L ^a   Buck, Gayle A ^a   Donnelly, Lisa A ^b   Nargund Joshi, Vanashri ^a   Weiland, Ingrid S ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Early childhood; Nature of science; Teaching strategies

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053314997     PISSN: 10590145     EISSN: 15731839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10956-011-9312-5     Document Type: Article

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