Development of Knowledge about Electricity and Magnetism during a Visit to a Science Museum and Related Post-Visit Activities.

Anderson, David; Lucas, Keith B.; Ginns, Ian S.; Dierking, Lynn D.

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ERIC Number: EJ613659

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2000

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Development of Knowledge about Electricity and Magnetism during a Visit to a Science Museum and Related Post-Visit Activities.

Anderson, David; Lucas, Keith B.; Ginns, Ian S.; Dierking, Lynn D.

Science Education, v84 n4 n5 p658-79 Sep 2000

Reports on part of a larger study of how 11- and 12-year-old students construct knowledge of electricity and magnetism by drawing on aspects of their experiences during the course of a school visit to an interactive science museum and subsequent classroom activities linked to the science museum exhibits. (Contains 24 references.) (Author/YDS)

Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Concept Mapping, Electricity, Elementary Education, Field Trips, Learning Experience, Learning Strategies, Magnets, Museums, Physics, Science Activities, Science Instruction

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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