Investigating Urban Eighth-Grade Students' Knowledge of Energy Resources

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1255-1275

  Bodzin, Alec ^a  

^a LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Curriculum; Energy conservation; Energy knowledge; Energy literacy; Energy resources

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861558059     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: 14645289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500693.2012.661483     Document Type: Article

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