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ERIC Number: EJ596017
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0021-9584
Piltdown Man: Combining the Instruction of Scientific Ethics and Qualitative Analysis.
Vincent, John B.
Journal of Chemical Education, v76 n11 p1501-02 Nov 1999
Discusses the most famous hoax in the history of science involving fossils including fragments of human or simian skulls and jaws and teeth found in gravel pits. Describes a laboratory experiment that exposes students to the problems of scientific misconduct. (CCM)
Descriptors: Chemistry, Ethics, Higher Education, Paleontology, Science Education, Scientific Methodology, Scientific Research, Secondary Education
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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