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Students as Scientists: Using Interactive Technologies and Collaborative Inquiry in an Environmental Science Project for Teachers and Their Students

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Comeaux, P., Huber, R. Students as Scientists: Using Interactive Technologies and Collaborative Inquiry in an Environmental Science Project for Teachers and Their Students. Journal of Science Teacher Education 12, 235–252 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1014226110211

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