ERIC Number: EJ580551
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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Demonstrating Diffusion: Why the Confusion?
Panizzon, Debra Lee
Australian Science Teachers' Journal, v44 n4 p37-39 Nov 1998
Examines the principles of diffusion and how it may be confused with convection. Suggests that educators may be misleading students and clouding their understanding of the process. Provides two contemporary examples to explain the process of diffusion and how it differs from convection. (Author/CCM)
Descriptors: Biology, Diffusion (Physics), Heat, Misconceptions, Science Education, Secondary Education, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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