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Busting the Myths About Science Teaching

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Scientific Literacy Under the Microscope

Part of the book series: Professional Learning ((PROFL,volume 11))

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I admit it. I am an avid viewer of the television series MythBusters and have been for years. Each show tries to bust or confirm certain myths concerning a diverse range of science-rich concepts.

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  • Walsh, S. (2010). Science is fuzzy. In A. Berry & S. Keast (Eds.), Looking into practice: Cases of science teachers’ professional growth (Vol. 2, pp. 91–93). Melbourne: Catholic Education Office & Monash University.

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  • Australian Government: Bureau of Meteorology. (2010). Bureau of Meteorology website. Retrieved November, 2010, from http://www.bom.gov.au/

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Walsh, S. (2011). Busting the Myths About Science Teaching. In: Loughran, J., Smith, K., Berry, A. (eds) Scientific Literacy Under the Microscope. Professional Learning, vol 11. SensePublishers. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6091-528-4_10

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