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SEPUP Issues in science

SEPUP is unique among the research-based science programs as the
only one that centralizes each unit on a socio-science issue.
All of the curriculum materials put standards based science content
in the context of personal and societal issues. The issues create the storyline so that the science
and engineering practices, the crosscutting concepts, and the science content are relevant and meaningful.

Unit Issue
the storyline
Phenomena

Standards of Excellence
Science Core Ideas

Science & Engineering Practices
Crosscutting Concepts

Each unit follows this instructional design to integrate scientific inquiry
with a thematic approach for teaching science in the context of personal
and societaly issues.

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In this investigation
students are gathering

data around erosion and
deposition in order to

decide where to put a new

housing development in the
fictional city of Boomtown.
Students create arguments
from evidence they collect

to guide their decisions.

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Correlations to Science GEORGIA STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE

6th Grade - Earth Science

Sixth Grade Georgia Standards of Excellence for Science SEPUP Unit Number of weeks
Exploring Space
S6E1a

Obtain, evaluate, & communicate S6E1b 5
information about current scientific S6E1c
views of the universe and how S6E1d
those views evolved. S6E1e

S6E2a The Earth in Space
S6E2b
Obtain, evaluate, and communicate S6E2c 5
information about the e ects of the
relative positions of the sun, Earth,
and moon.

Obtain, evaluate, and communicate S6E3a Weather and
information to recognize the S6E3b Atmosphere
significant role of water in S6E3c
Earth processes. S6E3d 6
S6E4a
Obtain, evaluate, and communicate S6E4c
information about how the sun, land, S6E4d
and water a ect climate and weather. S6E4e

Obtain, evaluate, and communicate S6E6a
information about the uses and
conservation of various natural S6E6b
resources and how they impact the Earth.
S6E6c

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6TH GRACDoErr-eelaatriotnhsAtoNMD /sJpLaifceeSSciceinecnec(2e0000010)

6th Grade - Earth Science SEPUP Unit Number of weeks
4
Sixth Grade Georgia Standards of Excellence for Science Studying Soils
Scientifically
S6E5h

Plate Tectonics

S6E5a

5

Obtain, evaluate, and communicate S6E5f Rocks and Minerials
information to show how the Earth's
surfaced is formed. S6E5c
S6E5b
S6E5g 5

Erosion & Deposition

S6E5d

5

S6E5e

Co-Requisite Standards for Characteristics of Science, inclu8d0i0n.g38H1a.8b0its03of Mlianbd-aaindds.Ncoamture of Science

standards, are embedded throughout the SEPUP Middle School, Issues and Earth Science program.

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issues and earth science second edition

How do Earth features influence where people live?
What policies should guide our use of Earth’s resources?
What kind of space exploration should we undertake in
the future? Students collect evidence, make
recommendations, and identify the trade-offs of
their decisions behind the issues and phenomena in
Issues and Earth Science.

Issues and Earth Science may be purchased as a full-
year, discipline-based program in one hard bound
book or as individual units to create a customized
scope and sequence.

ACCESS TO MY LAB-AIDS ONLINE BOOKSHELF
• LABsent sheets & videos for absent students
• Editable PowerPoints for each lesson
• ExamView
• Spanish text and student sheets
• Online Student and Teacher books
• Supplemental Resources
• And more

Issues And Earth Science Full-Year program Item No. Price

COMPLETE EQUIPMENT PACKAGE (materials for up to 5 classes of 32 students, IAES-2000 $6,935.50
mobile storage cart, TE/TR DVD, My Lab-Aids Bookshelf for one teacher, includes
7-year online access to: online Teacher’s Edition and Resources, online Student IAES-2OLSP-7 $89.00
Book in English/Spanish (E/S), student sheets (E/S), visual aids (E/S), PowerPoints, IAES-2SB $89.00
ExamView, LABsent, and supplemental resources) $192.50
My LAB-AIDS bookshelf for students (access to online English and Spanish IAES-2TETR $8.95
student books, LABsent, student sheets, resource supplements; 7 years) SLN-1 $3,995.50
Student Book (hardcover)
Teacher’s Edition and Resources (printed copy) IAES-2H-2000
Science Lab Notebook (bulk pricing up to 55% off)
Small class sizes for 5 sections of 16 students might consider our
Complete equipment Package for 16 students per class

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Program components

Individual components combine to form a
complete learning system.
• S tudent book that seamlessly integrates

investigations, labs, and readings into
the context of the issue’s storyline
• E quipment to carry out each embedded
activity for 5 classes of 32 students (in
groups of four, pairs or individuals)
• My Lab-Aids online student and teacher
bookshelf portals
• Student Science Lab notebook

Materials needed for embedded labs and activities
are part of the Complete Equipment Package

Cutting Canyons and Building Deltas • Activity 28

Activity 28 • Cutting Canyons and Building Deltas

MATERIALS

For each group of four students
river model
1 river model stand 5. Place the rainmaker over Point
1 river model catch Rainmaker
1 basin A of the river model, as shown below.

1 rainmaker cylinder
1 50-mL graduated

1 spoon graduated cup
1 30-mL
supply of sand
supply of water
paper towels A
B
For each student Sheet 28.1, “River Model Drawings”
1 Student

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1. Set up the river model ANALYSIS

River model

Catch
basin

Stand A

B

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Correlations to Science GEORGIA STANDARDS OF EXCELENCE

7th Grade - Life Science SEPUP Unit Number of weeks
10
Seventh Grade Georgia Standards of Excellence for Science Cell Biology
and Disease
S7L1a
Obtain, evaluate, and communicate S7L1b
information to investigate the
diversity of living organisms and how
they can be compared scientifically

S7L2 Body Works
S7L2b
Obtain, evaluate, and communicate S7L2c 7
information to describe how cell
structures, cells, tissues, organs,
and organ systems interact to
maintain the basic needs of organisms.

S7L3a Genetics
S7L3b
Obtain, evaluate, and communicate S7L3c 6
information to explain how organisms
reproduce either sexually or asexually
and transfer genetic information to
determine the traits of their o spring.

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Correlations to M/J Life Science (20000010)

7TH GRADE- Life Science

7th Grade - Life Science

Seventh Grade Georgia Standards of Excellence for Science SEPUP Unit Number of weeks

S7L4a Ecology
S7L4b
Obtain, evaluate, and communicate S7L4c 7
information to examine the
interdependence of organisms with
one another and their environments.

S7L4d

S7L5a Evolution
S7L5b
Obtain, evaluate, and communicate S7L5c 4
information from multiple sources
to explain the theory of evolution
of living organisms through
inherited characteristics.

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Co-Requisite Standards for Characteristics of Science, including Habits of Mind and Nature of Science
standards, are embedded throughout the SEPUP Middle School, Issues and Life Science program.

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issues and life science second edition

Students will find that many of the issues they study in
Issues and Life Science appear frequently in the media.
IALS allows students to explore and develop knowledge,
skills, and understanding that will help them to make their

own informed decisions on these issues. These relevant
issues provide a framework for student work, reflection,
and a context in which to understand concepts.

Issues and Life Science may be purchased as a full-year,
discipline-based program in one hard bound book or as
units to create a customized scope and sequence

ACCESS TO MY LAB-AIDS ONLINE BOOKSHELF
• LABsent sheets & videos for absent students
• Editable PowerPoints for each lesson
• ExamView
• Spanish text and student sheets
• Online Student and Teacher books
• Supplemental Resources
• And more

Issues And life Science Full-Year program Item No. Price

COMPLETE EQUIPMENT PACKAGE (materials for up to 5 classes of 32 students, IALS-2000 $7,403.00
mobile storage cart, TE/TR DVD, My Lab-Aids Bookshelf for one teacher, includes
7-year online access to: online Teacher’s Edition and Resources, online Student IALS-2OLSP-7 $89.00
Book in English/Spanish (E/S), student sheets (E/S), visual aids (E/S), PowerPoints, IALS-2SB $89.00
ExamView, LABsent, and supplemental resources) $192.50
My LAB-AIDS bookshelf for students (access to online English and Spanish IALS-2TETR $8.95
student books, LABsent, student sheets, resource supplements; 7 years) SLN-1 $4,430.00
Student Book (hardcover)
Teacher’s Edition and Resources (printed copy) IALS-2H-2000
Science Lab Notebook (bulk pricing up to 55% off)
Small class sizes for 5 sections of 16 students might consider our
Complete equipment Package for 16 students per class

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Program components

Individual components combine to form a
complete learning system.
• S tudent book that seamlessly integrates

investigations, labs, and readings into
the context of the issue’s storyline
• Equipment to carry out each embedded
activity for 5 classes of 32 students (in
groups of four, pairs or individuals)
• My Lab-Aids online student and teacher
bookshelf portals
• Student Science Lab notebook

Materials needed for embedded labs and activities
are part of the Complete Equipment Package

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Correlations to Science GEORGIA STANDARDS OF EXCELENCE

8th Grade - Physical Science SEPUP Unit Number of weeks

Eighth Grade Georgia Standards of Excellence for Science Chemistry of
Materials & Water
S8P1a

S8P1b

Obtain, evaluate, and communicate S8P1c 11 & 9
information about the structure and S8P1d
properties of matter. S8P1e Chemistry
of Materials

S8P1f

S8P2a Energy
S8P2b
Obtain, evalute, and communicate S8P2c 8
information about the law of S8P2d
conservation of energy to develop
arguments that energy can transform
from one form to another within
a system.

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8TH GRACDoErr-ePlahtyisoincsatol MSc/JieLnifceeScience (20000010)

8th Grade - Physical Science SEPUP Unit Number of weeks

Eighth Grade Georgia Standards of Excellence for Science

S8P3a Force and Motion
S8P3b
Obtain, evalute, and communicate S8P3c 7
information about cause and e ect
relationships between force, mass,
and the motion of objects.

Obtain, evalute, and communicate S8P4a Waves
information to support the claim S8P4b
that electromagnetic (light) waves S8P4c 3
behave di erently than mechanical S8P4d
(sound) waves. S8P4e
S8P4f
S8P4g

S8P5a Energy
S8P5b
Obtain, evalute, and communicate S8P5c 8
information about gravity, electricity,
and magnetism as major forces
acting in nature.

Co-Requisite Standards for Characteristics of Science, including Habits of Mind and Nature of Science
standards, are embedded throughout the SEPUP Middle School, Issues and Physical Science program.

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issues and physical science second edition

All students need to develop an understanding of science
and technology to make informed personal and community
decisions. Using Issues and Physical Science, students
learn how to gather and interpret scientific evidence about
issues of interest to them and their community. As a
result, they begin to appreciate the power and also some
of the limitations of science. They also begin to recognize
that science is much more than a set of answers to be
learned, but rather, a way of asking questions.

Issues and Physical Science may be purchased as a full-
year, discipline-based program in one hard bound book
or as units to create a customized scope and sequence.

.

ACCESS TO MY LAB-AIDS ONLINE BOOKSHELF
• LABsent sheets & videos for absent students
• Editable PowerPoints for each lesson
• ExamView
• Spanish text and student sheets
• Online Student and Teacher books
• Supplemental Resources
• And more

Issues And physical Science Full-Year program Item No. Price

COMPLETE EQUIPMENT PACKAGE (materials for up to 5 classes of 32 students, IAPS-2000 $9,795.00
mobile storage cart, TE/TR DVD, My Lab-Aids Bookshelf for one teacher, includes
7-year online access to: online Teacher’s Edition and Resources, online Student IAPS-2OLSP-7 $89.00
Book in English/Spanish (E/S), student sheets (E/S), visual aids (E/S), PowerPoints, IAPS-2SB $89.00
ExamView, LABsent, and supplemental resources) $192.50
My LAB-AIDS bookshelf for students (access to online English and Spanish IAPS-2TETR $8.95
student books, LABsent, student sheets, resource supplements; 7 years) SLN-1 $5,545.00
Student Book (hardcover)
Teacher’s Edition and Resources (printed copy) IAPS-2H-2000
Science Lab Notebook (bulk pricing up to 55% off)
Small class sizes for 5 sections of 16 students might consider our
Complete equipment Package for 16 students per class

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Program components

Individual components combine to form a
complete learning system.
• Student book that seamlessly integrates

investigations, labs, and readings into
the context of the issue’s storyline
• E quipment to carry out each embedded
activity for 5 classes of 32 students (in
groups of four, pairs or individuals)
• M y Lab-Aids online student and teacher
bookshelf portals
• Student Science Lab notebook

Materials needed for embedded labs and activities
are part of the Complete Equipment Package

Physical and Chemical Properties of Materials • Activity 14

MATERIALS Activity 14 • Physical and Chemical Properties of Materials

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sgbtliaartsstsetirsccykrhaatcrhnepslsaatend light bulb the object material.
1 9-volt battery PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
1 dropper bottle Properties Procedure
1 Color 1. Observe

1 of 1M hydrochloric acid Interpreting Test Results
1 Describe your observations in detail.
1 satlruipmeiancuhmof: 2. Record its color.

copper Light 1. Hold the msuactheraias lthaebofavceinsogmpeagperi.nted
transmission material,
1 ifprpoooirenlmycseitcyoarfepcnleaersaptmilcaisctitcile Luster cIlteiasrtlyr.ansparent if you can see through it
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glass rod It is opaque if you cannot see through it at all.
1 granite
1 piece of limestone 1. Hold the material near a good
1 piece of light.
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is it reflects
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1 pair of safety is
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1. Try to bend the material gently.
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relative to glass face of is very flexible.

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away.
can rub it

3. Record your observations.

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Built-in supports

ASSESSMENTS

Student progress is measured through assessments
embedded in the students’ typical work. These tasks assess
students on one of nine assessment variables and pair
with more typical formative and summative
classroom assessment.

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LITERACY

Students must be literate to study science. In order to gain
scientific knowledge, students must be able to understand
and evaluate scientific material. This requires them to
possess the literacy skills necessary to read, view, and
articulate scientific thoughts. Our embedded strategies
help teachers mindfully increase student literacy.

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DIFFERENTIATION

Because the SEPUP middle school program is research-based
it is developed, at its core, to differentiate for multiple learning
styles. This intentionally flexible approach to all program
activity types helps accomplish our goal that all students
achieve scientific literacy.

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Integrated technology

Added as it’s appropriate to enhance student learning, technology in the SEPUP
program never replaces what is more effectively taught through hands-on activities.

Student portals

Our online student portal allows access to the
entire curriculum and includes:

DIGITAL SIMULATIONS
• simulations follow and enhance a concrete

classroom experience
• simulations are used as models when a

first-hand experience is not possible

LABsent Videos and activities

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Trial 2
Activities for every lesson have been modified for
Type of Trial 1 a student away from the classroom. Students are
given the tools they need to collect and analyze
Eruption the data so that they may return to their group
caught up and ready to move on.
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Absent Work

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teacher portals

Our online teacher portal allows access to the entire curriculum and includes:

Editable powerpoints
Each and every lesson is supported by a
PowerPoint that encourages a student-driven
classroom.
Fully editable, the slides can be customized as
needed to best support the unique needs of
individual classrooms.

SPANISH student books AND SHEETS
Accessible on both the student and teacher
portals, students books and student sheets in
Spanish are available for every lesson.

professional Development videos
A variety of resources ready when you are. These
videos can help with topics ranging from lesson
planning and lab set-up to delving deeper into
pedagogy and best practices.

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Implementing SEPUP

The SEPUP program has the ability to transform how our students learn science in Georgia
- but that transformation will not happen overnight. Where is the best place to start? How
do we ensure that our teachers will be supported?

We consistently see that schools who thoughtfully incorporate Professional Development
into their adoption plan are able to significantly accelerate the implementation process.

Suggested PD Plan for Implementation

PD needs vary greatly so we tailor sessions to best meet each school’s needs


year one (over 2–4 sessions)

• S hift from teacher to student driven classroom
• U sing overarching issues as content context
• Focus on engaging students in the Practices
• N otebooking & Student Ownership
• U sing a spiraling curriculum
• Explore criteria setting with Evidence and Trade-Offs assessment variable


year TWO (over 2–3 sessions)

• Deeper focus on assessment and student work
• More robust differentiation and literacy supports
• Making Crosscutting Concepts explicit
• Addressing misconceptions
• Group Interaction and Communication
• Guided dialog across grade level

Transition to Internal PD Support

• Select internal leadership
• Area based cohorts for collaboration
• SEPUP Summer Academy
• Train the Trainer

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Professional Development

Our professional development trainings are like our programs — engaging, hands-on,
and personally relevant.
Workshops and implementation days are taught by current SEPUP teachers who are
uniquely qualified to support schools new to the SEPUP program.

Topic Menu

Customize your PD from this list of common topics or work with us to create one of your own.
Science Georgia Standards of Excellence
Unpacking Florida specific standards using our units as exemplary models for best-practice
science inquiry instruction.
Learning Cycle and Differentiated Instruction
Course design is based on a 5E supported learning cycle model. Courses use
socioscientific issues to guide each unit’s storyline, provide a relevant context, and to
motivate all students. Detailed support for working with diverse learners is included.
Classroom Management
Discussions and lesson modeling are highly customized based on school needs. Typically
covered topics are management of student lab activities and equipment, facilitating effective
group work and using the Teacher Edition to look at possible lesson accommodations.
Embedded Literacy
Students need frequent opportunities to develop their language skills and the science
classroom provides innumerable opportunities. Embedded literacy supports allow
teachers to make the most of those opportunities.
Assessment
Using the SEPUP formative assessment system, students produce work that can be scored
using rubrics developed for nine major areas of science education. Teachers will examine
support for assessment and will discuss and moderate samples of actual student work.

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GEORGIA Middle School Program ISSUES AND EARTH SCIENCE

The Issues and Science • Studying Soil Scientifically
series is: • Rocks and Minerals
• Erosion and Deposition
RESEARCH-BASED • Plate Tectonics
• Weather and Atmosphere
Developed by the Science Education • The Earth in Space
for Public Understanding Program • Exploring Space
(SEPUP) at the Lawrence Hall of Science
at the University of California, Berkeley ISSUES AND LIFE SCIENCE
with funding from the National
Science Foundation. • Experimental Design:
Studying People Scientifically
FIELD-TESTED
• Body Work
Tested by teachers and classrooms • Cell Biology and Disease
over the past two decades, the • Genetics
program is continually revised using • Ecology
teacher feedback and student • Evolution
performance criteria. • Bioengineering

ISSUE-BASED ISSUES AND PHYSICAL SCIENCE
• Studying Materials Scientifically
An activity/inquiry-based approach • The Chemistry of Materials
makes issues relevant to students • Water
through laboratory activities, • Energy
investigations, simulations, and readings. • Force and Motion
• Waves
GROUP FOCUSED WITH
INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTABILITY

A 4-2-1 model for all unit lessons
ensures that individual learning is
enhanced through group interaction.
This model is designed to make the
best use of groups of four, pairs, and
individual learners.

Jeff England

Science Curriculum Specialist
704.841.0962
[email protected]

Lab-Aids® 17 Colt Court, Ronkonkoma, NY 11779

MORE THAN A TEXTBOOK — A FULLY INTEGRATED LEARNING SYSTEM.

Lab-Aids has been dedicated to providing science teachers with programs that help facilitate
a more meaningful and relevant experience in the classroom. Our SEPUP programs engage
students by motivating them to explore, discuss and analyze the ideas they learn.

IT ALL WORKS TOGHETHER

Lab-Aids SEPUP Middle School Programs build on Gardner’s work with multiple intelligences by
incorporating di erent types of activities. These activities include investigations, hands-on labs,
problem-solving, computer simulations, projects, readings, modeling, and role playing to
facilitate student mastery of essential science content and process skills.

COMPLETE SEPUP CURRICULUM EQUIPMENT PACKAGES INCLUDE:

1. Printed and online student text available separately 5
to customize for each classroom size.

2. All the equipment needed to run every lesson.
Students work in groups of four, as pairs, or
individually depending on the activity.

3. Valuable online teacher resources include 2
ongoing professional development, tools to
di erentiate instruction, literacy strategies
and assessment.

4. Specially designed “Signature Items” like the
Maracondo Fever game board are unique to the
SEPUP Program.

5. Plastic tray inserts help keep materials organized. 6
This feature makes it easy to identify missing 4
components and greatly reduces
the time it takes to distribute,
collect and store materials.

6. Heavy-duty locking wheels for 1
easy movement from storage
room to classroom. 3

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THE FUTURE OF SCIENCE EDUCATION IN GEORGIA

It’s not a textbook. It’s not a kit. It’s a program.

When students are fully engaged in an authentic inquiry task they are actively doing,
actively thinking, and actively discussing with their peers. While hands are engaged,
minds are too — questioning, sorting through input, and making connections to the
lesson’s essential questions.

Each middle school unit addresses a real-world issue facing our communities and
allows for students to develop evidence-based solutions. These issues range from
personal medical issues, such as whether to be tested for a genetic disease, to
societal issues such as the sustainable use of resources.

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