The evolution of 7th graders scientific explanations in project-based classrooms

This thesis documents the process of fifty-eight, 7th grade students constructing one scientific explanation, through four iterations, as new evidence was obtained. Students delved deeply into core ideas and explained causal relationships. This “evolving explanation” shows promise in supporting stud...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Novak, Ann M.
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Curtin University 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/908