Editor’s Note: Conceptual Understanding

by: Linda Froschauer

Weather. Doesn’t that sound like an easy topic to teach and learn? Children experience it without effort and without even thinking about it. But, that’s part of the problem. We need to take every opportunity to create circumstances for students to recognize their misconceptions and revise their ideas. By doing more than simple observations and recording of information about weather we can challenge their thinking.

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Type Journal ArticlePub Date 4/1/2010Stock # sc10_047_08_8Volume 047Issue 08

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