Case study applications in chemistry lesson: Gases, liquids, and solids

Chemistry Education Research and Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 408-420

  Ayyildiz, Yildizay ^a   Tarhan, Leman ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

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EID: 84886684596     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11094028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c3rp20152j     Document Type: Article

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