Learning the language of earth science: Middle school students’ explorations of rocks and minerals
The approaches and interpretations of a class of 6th graders and a class of 8th graders in a U.S. middle school asked to engage in tasks that involved using observations to describe and classify samples is the subject of this paper. Overall 8th graders were better able to perform the tasks, suggesti...
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| Language: | English |
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Lectito Journals
2016-03-01
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| Series: | European Journal of STEM Education |
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| Online Access: | http://www.lectitopublishing.nl/download/5X4H67WJ.pdf |