Look and learn: Young children’s behaviour at an interactive exhibit

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Look and learn: Young children’s behaviour at an interactive exhibit

In this chapter we explore the activities and the learning outcomes of young children who visited a science centre and interacted with a technology exhibit, the Mitey Quarry,which was part of a larger, travelling exhibition called Mitey Science. The Mitey Quarry exhibit was developed for children of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	McClafferty, Terence, Rennie, Leonie
Other Authors:	Eva Davidsson
Format:	Book Chapter
Published:	Sense Publishers 2012
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/25141

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