Teaching the Evaporation of Liquids through Practices: its Contribution to Practices Related to Planning Investigations and Engaging in Arguments

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Published: Apr 18, 2026
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/codiste.9858
Keywords:
arguments evaporation of liquids investigations science and engineering practices science teaching
Alexandros Sakellaropoulos
University of the Aegean
https://orcid.org/0009-0005-5157-069X
Michael Skoumios
University of the Aegean
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7234-9832
Abstract

This paper studies the contribution of a teaching intervention on the evaporation of liquids to the practices developed by primary school students in the fifth grade concerning the planning of investigations and the construction of arguments. Instructional materials on evaporation of liquids, based on the "learning through practices" approach, were developed and applied to 48 students in the fifth grade of primary school students. To collect data, a questionnaire was formulated and completed by the students before and after the teaching intervention. It emerged, through data analysis, that instructional intervention improved students' practices of designing investigations and constructing arguments.

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