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TIPS ON UNIT PLANNING: WHEN TEACHING SCIENCE 10 IN THE FIRST SEMESTER OR OVER BOTH SEMESTERS I PLAN TO DO THE UNITS IN ORDER OF WATER QUALITY, CHEMICAL CHANGE AND THEN FOOD ADDITIVES. I USUALLY INTRODUCE THE SCIENCE CHALLENGE UNIT AFTER KNOWING THE STUDENTS FOR ABOUT A MONTH OR SO. ALSO, IF MY SCIENCE 10 CLASS IS SCHEDULED FOR SECOND SEMESTER, MY UNIT ORDER CHANGES TO BE: CHEMICAL CHANGE, FOOD ADDITIVES AND THEN WATER QUALITY. THIS ALLOWS WATER SAMPLING TO OCCUR IN THE SPRING. WATER SAMPLING IN THE WINTER IS POSSIBLE BUT MORE DIFFICULT TO ARRANGE. SECOND SEMESTER SCIENCE 10 STUDENTS WILL HAVE TO START THE SCIENCE CHALLENGE UNIT WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK OR TWO OF THE SEMESTER DUE TO THE TIMING OF THE SCIENCE FAIRS IN THE SPRING.   |