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Graduate Students are required to
prepare a group 30 minute presentation to the class outlining a
lesson plan to teach a science topic to 9-12 graders (topics will be other
than the assignments).
The lesson plan will include:
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A lecture |
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A laboratory design (complete
with supplies and equipment list) |
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A web resource module |
Each member of the group is
required to present 1 topic (lecture, lab, web-based).
The presentation will also be submitted in written form as a
(minimum 10 page) paper or as a stand-alone web page
Graduate students are also
required to individually construct and submit a “chemistry
resources for teaching” web page that will be critiqued by all other
students in the class for a grade (this grade will be an average of the
student grades).
Graduate student grades will be
based on:
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(80% of grade) the average of
the assignments, and the final exam |
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(10% of the grade) the
critiques of their web page and the critiques of the lesson plan
presentations |
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(10% of grade) and class
participation (see above)
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The
topic of the presentation/paper must be approved by the instructor prior
to Week 4. The final
written paper is due on Week 5 otherwise, it is LATE.
Class Group Projects:
There will be 3 graduate students and 3 undergraduate students in each
class group. The tasks of the groups are to construct the best lesson
plans for the 1) Fingerprint Science lesson and 2) either the Microscopy
or Separation Science lesson. Presentations by undergraduates on 6/10 for
a group will earn all group members extra credit.
Finally, if all students in
a group receive an 82/100 or better on the final exam, all members of the
group will earn 3 extra points on their final exam grade.
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