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Commentary: Professional Learning and Taking Risks: How Understanding the Nature of Science Influences Instruction

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This is a commentary to the case narrative, “The Nature of Science is an Important Aspect of Science, but Can My Third Graders Understand It?” written by Valarie L. Akerson and Ingrid S. Carter.

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Kinskey, M. (2023). Commentary: Professional Learning and Taking Risks: How Understanding the Nature of Science Influences Instruction. In: Jeong, S., Bryan, L.A., Tippins, D.J., Sexton, C.M. (eds) Navigating Elementary Science Teaching and Learning. Springer Texts in Education. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-33418-4_23

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