ABSTRACT
What ideas do children hold about the naturl world? How do these ideas affect their learning of science?When children begin secondary school they already have knowledge and ideas about many aspects of the natural world from their experiences both in primary classes and outside school. These ideas contribute to subsequent learning and research
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Part I Children's ideas about life and living processes
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Part II Children's ideas about materials and their properties
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Part III Children's ideas about physical processes