Connecting play experiences and engineering learning in a children's museum

Pirko Tõugu; Maria Marcus; Catherine A. Haden; David H. Uttal

doi:10.1016/j.appdev.2017.09.001

Connecting play experiences and engineering learning in a children's museum

Pirko Tõugu, Maria Marcus, Catherine A. Haden, David H. Uttal

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Original language	American English
Journal	Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology
Volume	53
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appdev.2017.09.001
State	Published - Jan 11 2017

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Developmental Psychology
Psychology
Curriculum and Instruction

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