Changing Children's Conceptions of Burning

School Science and Mathematics

Volumn 101, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 439-451

  Gabel, Dorothy L ^a   Stockton, Jamie D ^b   Monaghan, Diane L ^a   MaKinster, James G ^a  

^a Indiana University   (United States)

^b DEPAUW UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85088580886     PISSN: 00366803     EISSN: 19498594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1949-8594.2001.tb17879.x     Document Type: Article

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