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ERIC Number: EJ362868
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Reference Count: 0
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An Apple a Day.
Linn, Marcia C.
Science and Children, v25 n3 p15-18 Nov-Dec 1987
Describes the use of a microcomputer-based laboratory (MBL) in teaching the concepts of heat and temperature to eighth grade students. Discusses the advantages of being able to instantly display the results of their experimentation with the use of temperature and light probes, and heat pulsors. (TW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Computer Uses in Education, Concept Formation, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Experiential Learning, Heat, Misconceptions, Science Activities, Science Education, Science Experiments, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Temperature
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Microcomputer Based Laboratories