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Exploring Third-Grade Student Model-Based Explanations about Plant Relationships within an Ecosystem
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Direct linkZangori, Laura; Forbes, Cory T. – International Journal of Science Education, 2015
Elementary students should have opportunities to develop scientific models to reason and build understanding about how and why plants depend on relationships within an ecosystem for growth and survival. However, scientific modeling practices are rarely included within elementary science learning environments and disciplinary content is often…
Descriptors: Grade 3, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Science, Models
