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ERIC Number: EJ485564
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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ISSN: ISSN-0036-8555
Short Story Science. Using Historical Vignettes as a Teaching Tool.
Roach,Linda E.; Wandersee, James H.
Science Teacher, v60 n6 p18-21 Sep 1993
Describes a teaching tool that helps students understand that science is not a fixed body of knowledge but a continuous, dynamic process of human searching for answers often over a very long period of time. Using historical vignettes (short stories), teachers can help students make connections between the past and the present. (ZWH)
Descriptors: Integrated Activities, Science Activities, Science Education, Science History, Science Instruction, Secondary Education, Short Stories, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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