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ERIC Number: EJ638052
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1059-0145
How Pendulum Studies Can Promote Knowledge of the Nature of Science.
Matthews, Michael R.
Journal of Science Education and Technology, v10 n4 p359-68 Dec 2001
Discusses the extent to which contemporary science curricula include knowledge of the nature of science as a goal of science instruction. Outlines the crucial role played by the pendulum in the achievements of the scientific revolution and documents how little these achievements are acknowledged in standard textbooks. (Contains 31 references.) (Author/YDS)
Descriptors: Educational Change, High Schools, Interdisciplinary Approach, Science Education, Scientific Principles, Textbooks
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Pendulums