Concepts relating to size and scale (and geometry) affect students’ abilities to build understanding in a variety of scientific disciplines, including developing conceptual understanding of nanoscale phenomena. Ideally, concepts related to size and scale (and geometry) should be introduced in the context of scientific disciplines. In this chapter, the authors use examples from various disciplines to outline the knowledge and skills framework that students should develop related to size and scale.

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Type Book ChapterPub Date 10/14/2009Stock # PB241X_5

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Ruth Hutson (Westmoreland, KS)
Ruth Hutson (Westmoreland, KS)

Helping Students Understand Scale and Size

While the authors describes many goals for students to help them understand proportion, scale, and size, they do not give practical exercises that would help teach students. I do appreciate ... See More

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