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The al ternative conceptions of a particle theor of air possessed by year 1–5 primary students their parents, and their teachers

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Birnie, H.H. The al ternative conceptions of a particle theor of air possessed by year 1–5 primary students their parents, and their teachers. Research in Science Education 19, 25–36 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02356843

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