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Harkema, Jennifer; Jadrich, James; Bruxvoort, Crystal – Science Teacher, 2009
Students should understand both the science and the engineering models of experimentation. Since students are often predisposed to using the engineering model, teachers must intentionally design activities that better reflect the nature of scientific experimentation. In this article, the authors recommend some guidelines that can be used when…
Descriptors: Engineering, Science Instruction, Science Experiments, Teaching Methods
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Dial, Katrina; Riddley, Diana; Williams, Kiesha; Sampson, Victor – Science Teacher, 2009
The law of conservation of mass can be counterintuitive for most students because they often think the mass of a substance is related to its physical state. As a result, students may hold a number of alternative conceptions related to this concept, including, for example, the believe that gas has no mass, that solids have greater mass than fluids,…
Descriptors: Conservation (Concept), Misconceptions, Scientific Concepts, Science Instruction