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Dealing With Science MISCONCEPTIONS, Part II

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California Journal of Science Education
Vol VII, Issue 2 – Spring, 2007

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Table of Contents

President’s Message
"Bad Science"
Alistair B. Fraser
Misconceptions as Barriers to Understanding Science
National Academy Press
Alerts to Student Difficulties and Misconceptions in Science
Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
An Exploration of Common Student Misconceptions in Science
Fiona Thompson and Sue Logue
Modern Myths Taught as Science
Kenneth Fuller
Science Misconceptions Research and Some Implications for the Teaching of Science to Elementary School Students
Patricia E. Blosser
Insect Misconceptions and Misinformation
John Stoffolano
Ten Things You Thought You Knew About Sun-Earth Science
NASA, Polar, Wind and Geotail
The Big Bang and the Evolution of the Universe—Brief Answers to Cosmic Questions
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Student Alternative Conceptions in Chemistry
Christopher Horton

Resources

Cover Story: The Coriolis Effect

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