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ERIC Number: EJ356076
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1987
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Pinholes and Images: Children's Conceptions of Light and Vision. I.
Rice, Karen; Feher, Elsa
Science Education, v71 n4 p629-39 Jul 1987
Reviews a study which investigated children's predictions and explanations of the formation of images through pinholes by use of extended light sources. Interviews with 9- to 13-year-old children at a science center revealed that a prevalent model for image formation involved light that traveled from the sources as a whole. (ML)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Interviews, Light, Misconceptions, Physical Sciences, Qualitative Research, Science Education, Science Instruction, Science Teaching Centers, Vision
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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