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Direct linkHoover, Todd F. – Science and Children, 2010
The "Magic" String is a discrepant event that includes a canister with what appears to be the end of two strings protruding from opposite sides of it. Due to the way the strings are attached inside the canister, it appears as if the strings can magically switch the way they are connected. When one string end is pulled, the observer's expectation…
Descriptors: Science Process Skills, Inferences, Observation, Science Activities
