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ERIC Number: EJ202031
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1979-Jan
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On the Concept of Temperature.
Tee, Tan Boon
Journal of Science and Mathematics Education in Southeast Asia, v11 n1 p34-37 Jan 1979
Discusses some of the misconceptions school children may have in their study of heat and temperature and attempts to clarify the concepts of temperature and to contrast it with the use of the term heat. The choice of gas thermometers as the standard temperature scale is also discussed. (HM)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Elementary School Science, Elementary School Students, Fundamental Concepts, Heat, Measurement Instruments, Physics, Science Education, Temperature
Publication Type: Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Malaysia