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ERIC Number: EJ391182
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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The States of Matter: A Model that Makes Sense.
Swartz, Clifford
Science and Children, v26 n5 p20-21 Feb 1989
Provides instructional models for solids, liquids, and gases that incorporate a few adjustments for keeping the features and scale as valid as possible. States that 99 percent of the material in the universe is in a dominant form called plasma. (RT)
Descriptors: Atomic Structure, Atomic Theory, Elementary School Science, Energy, Fundamental Concepts, Matter, Misconceptions, Motion, Physics, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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