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Science education standards (NRC 1996) stress ideas associated with teaching for understanding and developing ways for students to transform rather than absorb knowledge. The approach to teaching that is advocated by the standards is one based on inquiry. As stated in theNational Science Education Standards“Inquiry into authentic questions generated from student experiences is the central strategy for teaching science” (p. 3).
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Krajcik, J.S., Starr, M. (2001). Learning Science Content in a Project-Based Environment. In: Tinker, R.F., Krajcik, J.S. (eds) Portable Technologies. Innovations in Science Education and Technology, vol 13. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0638-5_6
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