The worst way of learning science...is doing science.
http://varsity.utoronto.ca:16080/archives/120/apr06/scitech/science.html

Scarlett Lee, Zoe Cormier, Varsity Newspaper, University of Toronto, Varsity Newspaper, University of Toronto


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The University of Toronto Newspaper article discusses the misuses of labs in science education. The article highlights a lecture given by Dr. Derek Hodson titled "The Use and Misuse of Laboratories in Science Education." The article is a good overview of Dr. Hodson's lecture and research.

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