THE NEED FOR AN ACTIVITY CENTERED SCIENCE PROGRAM.

The article specifies the need for an activity-centered science program for elementary science education in the United States. Apparently, existing general science programs have become a superficial smattering of unarticulated topics, that is, it has become too general. One of the basic advantages o...

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Published in:Science Education Vol. 47; no. 3; pp. 285 - 292
Main Author: Norton, Jerry L.
Format: Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Apr1963
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        Ability
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