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ERIC Number: EJ600132
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0002-7685
Tree Measurements: An Outdoor Activity for Learning the Principles of Scaling.
Rice, Stanley
American Biology Teacher, v61 n9 p677-79 Nov-Dec 1999
Describes an activity that addresses some fundamental principles of scaling, a technique that provides a mathematical basis for explaining many biological differences between small and large organisms. (WRM)
Descriptors: Biology, Higher Education, Mathematical Models, Scaling, Science Activities, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts, Scientific Methodology, Scientific Principles, Secondary Education, Statistics, Trees, Wildlife
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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