Using science kits to construct content understandings in elementary schools

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Daniel Dickerson1, Matthew Clark2, Karen R. Dawkins3, Cathy Horne4
1Science Education Educational Curriculum & Instruction, Old Dominion University, 145 Education Building, 23529, Norfolk, VA
2Florida State University, USA
3East Carolina University, USA
4Wake County Public Schools, USA

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