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Avoiding De-Natured Science: Activities that Promote Understandings of the Nature of Science

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Lederman, N., Abd-El-Khalick, F. (1998). Avoiding De-Natured Science: Activities that Promote Understandings of the Nature of 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_5

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