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ERIC Number: EJ476592
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1090-185X
Is Hands-On Experience Enough? A Study of Young Children's Views of Sinking and Floating Objects.
Butts, David P.; And Others
Journal of Elementary Science Education, v5 n1 p50-64 Win 1993
Contrasted the effect of direct manipulative experiences with objects that sink and float with effect of instructional experiences that incorporated discrepant events for five- and six-year-old children (n=113). The findings suggest manipulation is not an adequate means of helping children develop concepts of floating/sinking; their success may be a combination of both manipulative and instructional experiences. (PR)
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Physics, Primary Education, Science Education, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Buoyancy; Discrepant Events (Science); Flotation; Hands on Science; Science Education Research