Do-It-Yourself Astronomy: Getting the best out of a science kit

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Do-It-Yourself Astronomy: Getting the best out of a science kit

This paper reports an investigation of how four teachers in four different schools used an Astronomy Science Kit. Their varied experiences, along with their varied levels of knowledge and experience in teaching science, considered in the context of other research about science kits, are used to draw...

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Main Authors:	Rennie, Leonie, Howitt, Christine, Evans, Rosemary, Mayne, Fiona
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Australian Science Teachers Association 2010
Online Access:	http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/56948942/do-it-yourself-astronomy-getting-best-out-science-kit http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/27436

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