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Direct linkERIC Number: EJ1148873
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017-Jun
Pages: 3
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ISSN: ISSN-1449-6313
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Exploring Insulation with Ice Hands
Taylor, Neil; Taylor, Subhashni; Littledyke, Michael
Teaching Science, v63 n2 p12-14 Jun 2017
Students often hold misconceptions about insulation, largely because they put on clothes to keep themselves warm--at least in winter in the cooler regions of Australia. The following activity is designed to identify students' misconceptions about insulation and provide an engaging, evidence-based activity to help address these misconceptions using ice hands.
Descriptors: Prediction, Science Instruction, Science Activities, Foreign Countries, Misconceptions, Scientific Concepts, Elementary Secondary Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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