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Holley, D., & Park, S. (2020). Integration of Science Disciplinary Core Ideas and Environmental Themes through Constructivist Teaching Practices. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 16(5), em1838. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/115583

Vancouver

Holley D, Park S. Integration of Science Disciplinary Core Ideas and Environmental Themes through Constructivist Teaching Practices. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2020;16(5):em1838. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/115583

AMA

Holley D, Park S. Integration of Science Disciplinary Core Ideas and Environmental Themes through Constructivist Teaching Practices. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2020;16(5), em1838. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/115583

Chicago

Holley, Dorothy, and Soonhye Park. "Integration of Science Disciplinary Core Ideas and Environmental Themes through Constructivist Teaching Practices". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education 2020 16 no. 5 (2020): em1838. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/115583

Harvard

Holley, D., and Park, S. (2020). Integration of Science Disciplinary Core Ideas and Environmental Themes through Constructivist Teaching Practices. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 16(5), em1838. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/115583

MLA

Holley, Dorothy et al. "Integration of Science Disciplinary Core Ideas and Environmental Themes through Constructivist Teaching Practices". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 16, no. 5, 2020, em1838. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/115583