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Making authentic science accessible to students

Hee-Sun Lee 1323 School of Education Building, The University of Michigan, 610 E. University, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA E-mail: [email protected]
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Nancy Butler 1323 School of Education Building, The University of Michigan, 610 E. University, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
Pages 923-948 | Published online: 26 Nov 2010

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