Pre-school Teachers' Content Knowledge in Science: Their understanding of elementary science concepts and of issues raised by children's questions Le Contenue des Connaissances des Enseignants de Maternelle en Matière de Sciences Exactes: Leur perception des concepts scientifiques de base ainsi que des interrogations soulevées par les questions des enfants El Conocimiento de Contenido de los Educadores de Preescolar en Ciencia: Su entendimiento en conceptos elementales en Ciencia y en cuestiones que surgen de las preguntas de los niños

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