Using 'energy ideas' in the teaching of biology
Issue 354 | Page 74 | Published Sep 2014
Description
Would a change in terminology help avoid confusion or do we need to review the use o f'energy' in science teaching? 'Energy ideas' run through much of secondary school biology teaching. These ideas are not always consistent with each other or with the ideas used by other science disciplines. Would a change in terminology help avoid confusion or do we need to review the use of 'energy' in science teaching?
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