Raizen, D. N., & Nagchaudhuri, A., & Mitra, M. (2012, June), Work-in-Progress: Authentic Data in the Science Classroom Using Google Maps (Grades 9-16) - A Model and Evaluation  Paper presented at 2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, San Antonio, Texas. 10.18260/1-2--22244

\bibitem{asee_peer_22244}
  Raizen, D. N., \& Nagchaudhuri, A., \& Mitra, M. (2012, June), \emph{Work-in-Progress: Authentic Data in the Science Classroom Using Google Maps (Grades 9-16) - A Model and Evaluation}
  Paper presented at 2012 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, San Antonio, Texas.
  10.18260/1-2--22244

David N Raizen, Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, and Madhumi Mitra Ph.D.  "Work-in-Progress: Authentic Data in the Science Classroom Using Google Maps (Grades 9-16) - A Model and Evaluation".  2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, San Antonio, Texas, 2012, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2012.  https://peer.asee.org/22244 Internet.  15 Dec, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_22244}
  David N Raizen, Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, and Madhumi Mitra Ph.D.
  "Work-in-Progress: Authentic Data in the Science Classroom Using Google Maps (Grades 9-16) - A Model and Evaluation".
  \emph{2012 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, San Antonio, Texas, 2012, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2012.
  https://peer.asee.org/22244 Internet.  15 Dec, 2024

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