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Issues, Evidence and You

Teacher's Guide Table of Contents

Introduction

The SEPUP Approach
Overview of IEY
Components of IEY
Modifying IEY for Students with Varying Abilities
Literacy and IEY
The SEPUP Assessment Systems
Summary
Unit Overviews

Part 1 Water

1. Drinking-Water Quality
2. Exploring Sensory Thresholds
3. Concentration
4. Mapping Death
5. John Snow and the Continued Search for Evidence
6. Chlorination: How Much Is Just Enough?
7. The Peru Story
8. Acids, Bases, and Indicators
9. Serial Dilutions of Acids and Bases
10. Acid-Base Neutralization
11. Quantitative Analysis of Acid
12. The "Used" Water Problem
13. Is Neutralization the Solution to Pollution?
14. Trouble in Silver Oaks
15. Water Movement Through Earth Materials
16. The "Ins and Outs" of Groundwater
17. Investigating Contamination Plumes
18. Testing the Waters
19. Mapping It Out
20. The Town Meeting

Part 2 Materials

1. Differentiating Humans from Other Organisms
2. Materials Through Time
3. Properties of Materials
4. Conductors and Insulators
5. Preventing Corrosion
6. Bag It! Paper or Plastic?
7. Properties of Plastics
8. Synthesizing Polymers
9. Paper Clip Polymers
10. Popped Polymers
11.Comparing Garbage
12. Investigating Sanitary Landfills
13. Products of Hazardous Waste Incineration
14. Recycling Materials
15. The Aluminum-Copper Reaction
16.Reducing and Recycling Hazardous Materials
17. Source Reduction of Waste
18. Integrated Waste Management

Part 3 Energy

1. Investigating Energy Transfer
2. Ice and Energy Transfer
3. Quantifying Energy: Calorimetry
4. Batteries: Energy and Disposal
5. Electrical Appliance Survey
6. Developing an Energy Savings Plan
7. Electrical Energy: Sources and Transmission
8. Efficiency: Energy Changes and Waste
9. Energy from the Sun
10. Controlling Radiant Energy Transfer
11. Designing an Energy-Efficient Car
12. Designing an Energy-Efficient House

Part 4 Environmental Impact

1. Industry Comes to Town
2. Pinniped Island
3. Evaluate Your Own Industry
4. Scaling Up Glue Production
5. Packaging and Labeling Products
6. Planning a Factory
7. An Island Parable

Appendices

Appendix A: Scoring Guides
Appendix B: Assessment Blueprints
Appendix C: Student Exemplars for SEPUP Variables
Appendix D: Facilitating Group Interaction
Appendix E: Literacy and Communication
Appendix F: Glossary
Appendix G: Preparation of Solutions and Other Materials
Appendix H: Test Item Bank
Appendix I: Issues, Evidence and You and the National Science Education Standards

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