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Matson, J.O., Parsons, S. (1998). The Nature of Science: Achieving Scientific Literacy by Doing Science. In: McComas, W.F. (eds) The Nature of Science in Science Education. Science & Technology Education Library, vol 5. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47215-5_13
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