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ERIC Number: EJ574268
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0950-0693
Uses and Limitations of Scientific Models: The Periodic Table as an Inductive Tool.
Ben-Zvi, Nava; Genut, Sara
International Journal of Science Education, v20 n3 p351-60 Mar 1998
Demonstrates that scientific laws about nature and their representative models, as taught and described by theory, are often different from the method as practiced. Focuses on the use of the Periodic Table as a scientific model. Contains 26 references. (DDR)
Descriptors: Chemistry, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Models, Science Education, Science History, Scientific Concepts, Scientific Methodology, Theories
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Israel; Periodic Table