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ERIC Number: EJ166534
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1977
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Yes, Children are Different! The Concept of Relative Density and the Conservation of Quantities
Dawson, C. J.; Rowell, J. A.
Australian Science Teachers Journal, 23, 1, 94-97, May 77
The authors gave a series of simple demonstrations followed by questions to which ninth grade students provided written answers to assess their ability to perform tasks for conservation of amount, weight and volume. Responses were varied. The paper includes the test form and a few typical answers. (AJ)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Conservation (Concept), Density (Matter), Evaluation, Science Education, Scientific Concepts, Secondary Education, Testing, Tests
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Identifiers: Piaget (Jean)