Material Cycles in Nature: A New Approach to Teaching Photosynthesis in Junior High School.

Eisen, Yehudit; Stavy, Ruth

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Publication Date: 1992

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Material Cycles in Nature: A New Approach to Teaching Photosynthesis in Junior High School.

Eisen, Yehudit; Stavy, Ruth

American Biology Teacher, v54 n6 p339-42 Sep 1992

This paper describes the current approach used in Israel for teaching photosynthesis to junior high school students. Authors identify two types of problems, psychological and instructional, that children experience in understanding photosynthesis. Presents a foundation and sequence for a new approach to teaching photosynthesis. (18 references) (PR)

Descriptors: Biology, Foreign Countries, Junior High Schools, Misconceptions, Photosynthesis, Science Curriculum, Science Education, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Reports - General; Guides - Non-Classroom

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Israel

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