Article: Children's
Misconceptions about Weather: A Review of the Literature
Article Name: Children's
Misconceptions about Weather: A Review of the Literature
Journal: Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association
of Research in Science Teaching, New Orleans, LA, April 29, 2000
Author: Laura Henriques
California State University, Long Beach
Date: 2000
This website reports a synthesis of the existing research about children's
misconceptions relating to weather, climate and the atmosphere. The scientifically
accepted interpretations are presented in tandem with the children's naïve
ideas. In many cases, students' misconceptions are not addressed in the curriculum,
allowing them to exist unchallenged.
