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ERIC Number: EJ563192
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0926-7220
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Using History To Teach Invention and Design: The Case of the Telephone.
Gorman, Michael E.; Robinson, J. Kirby
Science and Education, v7 n2 p173-201 Mar 1998
Demonstrates how an historical case such as the invention of the telephone can be used to teach invention and design in a way that combines engineering, social sciences, and humanities. Turns the historical problem of transmitting speech into a learning module. Contains 53 references. (DDR)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Design, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Inventions, Physics, Science History
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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