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A classroom study is reported about the use of microscope in the context of Biology practical work in High School. The focus is the performance of operations by the students which can be considered «doing science». such as data construction and procedural operations. The relation to a problem-solving environment is discussed.
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Jiménez-Aleixandre, M.P., de Bustamante, J.D., Duschl, R.A. (1999). Plant, Animal or Thief? Solving problems under the Microscope. In: Bandiera, M., Caravita, S., Torracca, E., Vicentini, M. (eds) Research in Science Education in Europe. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9307-6_5
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