Simple Circuits Curriculum

Introduction

Endnotes

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  • 4 Grotzer, T.A. (1993). Children's understanding of complex causal relationships in natural systems. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University.
  • 5 Osborne, R. (1983). Towards modifying children's ideas about electric current. Research in Science and Technological Education, (1)1, 73-82.
  • 6 Closset, J. L. (1983). Sequential reasoning in electricity. In Research on Physics Education. Proceedings of the First International Workshop. June 26 to July 13, La Londes Les Maures, France, Editions du Centre National de Recherche Scientifique, Paris, (1984) pp. 313-19.
  •    Shipstone, D. M. (1984). A study of childrens' understanding of electricity in simple DC circuits. European Journal of Science Education, (6)2, 185-198.
  • 7 Picciarelli, V., Di Gennaro, M., Stella, R., & Conte, E. (1991). European Journal of Engineering Education, (16)1, 41-56.
  • 8 Observation made by Eric Buchovecky, a participating teacher in the development of the Understandings of Consequence modules.
  • 9 White, B. (1993). Intermediate causal models: A missing link for successful science education. Cognition and Instruction, 10(1), 1-100.
  • 10 There is an unnoticeable delay of less than a nanosecond as the circuit gets up to a steady state (where the circuit has different concentrations of electrons, resulting in flow).
  • 11 Ideas from Eric Buchovecky.