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Gobert, Janice D.; Pallant, Amy – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2004
A curriculum unit for middle school Earth Science called "What's on Your Plate?" was designed. The unit was implemented in several middle and high school classrooms in California and Massachusetts. In the first implementation, the total number of students who participated was 1100. The unit was designed with two main pedagogical…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Epistemology, Models, Earth Science