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ERIC Number: EJ565756
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4308
Why Does It Go Up? The Impact of the MARS Curriculum as Revealed through Changes in Student Explanations of a Helium Balloon.
Raghavan, Kalyani; Sartoris, Mary L.; Glaser, Robert
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v35 n5 p547-67 May 1998
Reviews research on children's ideas about floating and sinking. Describes the Model-Assisted Reasoning in Science (MARS) project curriculum and student responses to a question about helium balloons. Contains 61 references. (DDR)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Concept Formation, Elementary Secondary Education, Interviews, Knowledge Representation, Physics, Science Curriculum, Student Evaluation, Thinking Skills
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Balloons; Flotation; Helium; Sinking