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ERIC Number: EJ256977
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1981-Dec
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Would You Believe? Observations in the Study of Science.
Physics Teacher, v19 n9 p634 Dec 1981
Presents eight examples from two elementary school science textbook series of misleading suggestions related to what students should observe during science lessons. Levels and page numbers are given for each example. Questions whether textbook authors have tried and analyzed the experiments they describe. (Author/SK)
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Observation, Physical Sciences, Physics, Science Activities, Science Curriculum, Science Education, Science Experiments, Scientific Concepts, Secondary School Science, Spectroscopy, Textbooks
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Misconceptions