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ERIC Number: EJ415686
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4308
Children's Conception of Changes in the State of Matter: From Liquid (or Solid) to Gas.
Stavy, Ruth
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v27 n3 p247-66 Mar 1990
Examined were children's conception of changes in the state of matter and their understanding of the reversibility of the process. The relationship between children's intuitive ideas about matter, as observed in this study, and their logical ability to conserve weight is discussed. (CW)
Descriptors: Change, Cognitive Development, Conservation (Concept), Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Matter, Science Education, Scientific Concepts, Secondary School Science
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers: Change of State (Science)