CTP_005460 - December 2006 Teacher's Guide About the Guide...

December 2006 Teacher's Guide
About the Guide
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Student Questions
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Answers to Student Questions
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Puzzle: Chemistry Drop-outs
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Answers to Puzzle: Chemistry Drop-outs
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Content Reading Guide
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National Science Education Content Standard Addressed ...................................................................... 9
Anticipation Guides
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Corn-the A’maiz’ing Grain ....................................................................................................................... 10
Sticky Situations: the Wonders of Glue .................................................................................................. 11
Unusual Sunken Treasure ...................................................................................................................... 12
Thermometers ........................................................................................................................................ 13
The Race for Iodine ................................................................................................................................ 14
ChemMatters December 2006 Reading Strategies
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Corn—The A”maiz”ing Grain .................................................................................................................. 16
Sticky Situations: The Wonders of Glue ................................................................................................. 17
Unusual Sunken Treasure ...................................................................................................................... 18
Thermometers ........................................................................................................................................ 19
The Race for Iodine ................................................................................................................................ 20
Corn-the A’maiz’ing Grain
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Background Information ......................................................................................................................... 21
Connections to Chemistry Concepts ...................................................................................................... 25
Possible Student Misconceptions ........................................................................................................... 26
Demonstrations and Lessons ................................................................................................................. 27
Suggestions for Student Projects ........................................................................................................... 27
Anticipating Student Questions .............................................................................................................. 28
Websites for additional Information ........................................................................................................ 29
Sticky Situations: The Wonders of Glue
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Background Information ......................................................................................................................... 31
Connections to Chemistry Concepts ...................................................................................................... 36
Possible Student Misconceptions ........................................................................................................... 36
Demonstrations and Lessons ................................................................................................................. 36
Student Projects ..................................................................................................................................... 37
Anticipating Student Questions .............................................................................................................. 37
Websites for additional Information ........................................................................................................ 37
Unusual Sunken Treasure
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Background Information ......................................................................................................................... 39
Connections to Chemistry Concepts ...................................................................................................... 41
Possible Student Misconceptions ........................................................................................................... 42
Demonstrations and Lessons ................................................................................................................. 42
Student Projects ..................................................................................................................................... 43
Anticipating Student Questions .............................................................................................................. 44
Websites for Additional Information ........................................................................................................ 44
Thermometers
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Background Information ......................................................................................................................... 45
Connections to Chemistry Concepts ...................................................................................................... 51
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Possible Student Misconceptions ........................................................................................................... 51
Demonstrations and Lessons ................................................................................................................. 52
Suggestions for Student Projects ........................................................................................................... 53
Anticipating Student Questions .............................................................................................................. 53
Websites for additional Information ........................................................................................................ 53
The Race for Iodine
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Background Information ......................................................................................................................... 56
Connections to Chemistry Concepts ...................................................................................................... 61
Possible Student Misconceptions ........................................................................................................... 61
Demonstrations and Lessons ................................................................................................................. 61
Student Projects ..................................................................................................................................... 62
Anticipating Student Questions .............................................................................................................. 62
Websites for additional Information ........................................................................................................ 63
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About the Guide
William Bleam, Donald McKinney, Mark Michalovic, and Ronald Tempest, TG Editors, created the
teacher’s guide article material.
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Susan Cooper prepared the national science education content, anticipation, and reading guides.
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Terri Taylor, CM Administrative Editor, and Carl Heltzel, Editor, coordinated production and prepared the
MS Word and PDF versions of the Guide.
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David Olney created the puzzle.
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Student Questions
Corn-the A’maiz’ing Grain