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Over the past several years, we have struggled to find strategies that examine young children’s understanding of science experiences in informal settings, such as our most recent involvement in a summer science camp. Our own teaching and research experiences in classrooms meant we had a collection of strategies we used with children.
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Sherman, A., Macdonald, L. (2015). The Challenge of Understanding Young Learners’ Experiences in Informal Settings/Contexts. In: Sahin, K.S., Turner, R.S. (eds) New Ground. Bold Visions in Educational Research. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-022-2_9
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