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ERIC Number: EJ602384
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0045-0855
The Changing Seasons: Teaching for Understanding.
Lucas, Keith B.; Cohen, Michael R.
Australian Science Teachers' Journal, v45 n4 p9-17 Nov 1999
Reviews approaches used in teaching seasons to elementary and middle school students over the past 200 years. Finds that the same diagrams have been used from the 1800s to teach about the seasons despite changes in the background knowledge of students and teachers, and changes in theories of teaching and learning. (Contains 24 references.) (Author/WRM)
Descriptors: Earth Science, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Learning Theories, Middle Schools, Physical Sciences, Science Education History, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts, Teaching Methods, Textbook Content
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Australia; Seasons