Abstract:<span>This paper is an analysis of student's problems to understand the concept atmospheric pressure and its influence in different experimental processes. We present an historical study of the topic, a bibliographical revision of research relative to teaching and learning problems in the case of fluids and the results of our investigation with two groups of students one of 11 - 12 years old and other of training teachers of primary school.</span>
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