Ducamp, G. J., & DeJaegher, C. J. (2013, June), Incorporating Engineering in Middle School Science  Paper presented at 2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Atlanta, Georgia. 10.18260/1-2--19745

\bibitem{asee_peer_19745}
  Ducamp, G. J., \& DeJaegher, C. J. (2013, June), \emph{Incorporating Engineering in Middle School Science}
  Paper presented at 2013 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Atlanta, Georgia.
  10.18260/1-2--19745

Gabriella J Ducamp and Crystal Jean DeJaegher.  "Incorporating Engineering in Middle School Science".  2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Atlanta, Georgia, 2013, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2013.  https://peer.asee.org/19745 Internet.  15 Dec, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_19745}
  Gabriella J Ducamp and Crystal Jean DeJaegher.
  "Incorporating Engineering in Middle School Science".
  \emph{2013 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Atlanta, Georgia, 2013, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2013.
  https://peer.asee.org/19745 Internet.  15 Dec, 2024

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