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Mitchell Trainor EDC 448 Diverse Text Set 1. This text set will incorporate 10 different texts which will be at many different reading levels so that all of my students will be able to see the topic in several different ways. The intended audience for this text set would be a high school chemistry class which is typically grades 11 and 12. The topic of this text set will be acids and bases. This is a huge portion of a high school chemistry class and is very important for the students to understand that’s why giving information to my students in many different ways about this topic is essential to my students understanding of this topic. Many of the students in this chemistry class will have trouble reading some of these texts because they are difficult; however, I intend to give the students some help through think-alouds and graphic organizers to accomplish the task of their understanding of acids and bases. The texts will be in many different reading levels because most students will be reading below grade level.  2. Texts a. Print Resources: **Text #1 ** 1. Citation: Zumdahl, S. & Zumdahl, S. (2007). Acids and Bases. In //Chemistry: Seventh Edition// (pp. 622-679). Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company. 2. Text Summary: This chapter in the textbook is about acids and bases. It starts with defining the terms and mentioning the different types of acid/base theory (Bronsted-Lowry, Arrhenius, and Lewis). It then goes to talk about the pH scale and strength of acids. Finally, it illustrates the type of acid/base problems that a student might face and shows the students how to solve the problems. 3. Rationale: I selected this text because it is a good source of information about acids and bases that my students will need to know. It defines the concepts very well and has many practice problems for my students to do. 4. Use of Text: This is a difficult text and I would use this as an in class reading assignment. I would do a think-aloud in the beginning for this text because it is difficult to read. **<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Text #2 ** <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">1. <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Citation: //pH Scale//. (2005-2009). Retrieved March 3, 2009, from Richmond River County Council Web Site: http://www.rrcc.nsw.gov.au/images/2007/pH%20Scale.jpg <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">2. <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Text Summary: This is a table of the pH scale with examples of certain types of fluids that are at particular pHs. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">3. <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Rationale: I selected this text because my students need to see what the pH scale looks like. This pH scale is also great because it has examples of fluids at different pHs so that my students can relate what they know about those substances to the pH; it is a great way for my students to make connections. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">4. <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Use of Text: I will use this text by giving a copy to all of my students when we begin to talk about the pH scale. **<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Text #3 ** <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">1. <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Citation: Helmenstine, A. (2009). //Acid-Base Titrations//. Retrieved March 3, 2009, from About.com Web Site: http://chemistry.about.com/od/chemistryquickreview/a/titrationcalc.htm <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">2. <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Text Summary: This text quickly defines what an acid-base titration is and then gives a short example problem that is solved. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">3. <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Rationale: I selected this text because it gives a good example of how to solve an acid-base titration question. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">4. <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Use of Text: I will use this text as an example of how to solve an acid-base titration question during class while I am lecturing. **<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Text #4 ** <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">1. <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Citation: Hann, J. (1991). Acids and Bases. In //How Science Works// (pp. 36-37). Pleasantville, NY: The Reader’s Digest Association Inc. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">2. <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Text Summary: This text gives a short summary of acids and bases and two experiments. One experiment gives the students an idea of the power of an alkali base by cleaning silver. The next experiment is an acid indicator experiment where we create our indicator with red cabbage then use it to calculate acidity. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">3. <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Rationale: I selected this text because it gives two experiments that are very helpful with understanding acids and bases. The first demonstrates the power of strong bases which is something that my students will need to learn so that they handle the bases carefully. The second shows the students that they can use something common to them (red cabbage) to make an indicator which they can use to calculate pH. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">4. <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Use of Text: I would use this text as a handout and do the second experiment because it is very hands-on and will help my students to understand how to test for pH. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">1. <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Citation: Margolin, M. (2000). Are There Acids in the Attic and Bases in the Basement? In //ABS’s of Chemistry// (pp. 73-77). Portland, Maine: Walch Publishing. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">2. <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Text Summary: This text explains an experiment that could be done in class that determines the pH of household items such as; soda, mouthwash, window cleaner, etc. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">3. <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Rationale: I selected this text because it illustrates to my students that acids and bases are part of everyday life. This is a great way to show my students that they are interacting with acids and bases everyday and that they will use this information at some point in there life. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">4. <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Use of Text: I would use this text as a way to demonstrate that we encounter acids and bases in everyday life. I would do this experiment with the class. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">b. <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Media Resources: <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">1. <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Citation: //Acid-Base Humor//. (2009). Retrieved March 3, 2009, from Ohio State University Web Site: http://www.chemistry.ohio-state.edu/~rzellmer/cartoons/acid_base.jpg <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">2. <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Text Summary: This is a short cartoon of a plane attacking a base. It is a chemistry joke because the plane shoots an acid at the base to neutralize it. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">3. <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Rationale: I selected this text because it can be used to lighten the mood of the serious classroom during this stressful topic and also to get the students to be intrigued about this topic. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">4. <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Use of Text: I would use this text sometime in the middle of my lesson plan to lighten to mood and get a laugh from my students. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> **<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Text #7 ** <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">1. <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Citation: The Snark-a-Snoops. (2002-2009). //Chemistry Song about Acids, Bases and pH: “Fizzology”//. Retrieved March 3, 2009, from Songs for Teaching Web Site: http://www.songsforteaching.com/science/chemistry/acidsbasesfizzology.htm <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">2. <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Text Summary: This text is the lyrics to a short chemistry song called “Fizzology.” It talks mostly about the pH scale and where acids and bases are on the pH scale. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">3. <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Rationale: I selected this text because…even though it is very corny and my students will laugh at me for showing them this song, I feel like this song will help my students to remember that acids have a low pH and bases have a high pH. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">4. <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Use of Text: I will give my students the song lyrics when we begin to talk about the pH scale and if I can find an audio version of this song I will also play it to help my students further understand the pH scale. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">c. <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Online Interactive Resources: <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> **<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Text #8 ** <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">1. <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Citation: //pH Scale//. (2008). Retrieved March 3, 2009, from University of Colorado Web Site: http://phet.colorado.edu/simulations/sims.php?sim=pH_Scale <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">2. <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Text Summary: This is an online interactive site. This site has many different simulations for science students to do to help them understand some of the many difficult concepts. I have chosen the pH scale simulation. Once in the simulation students can change the concentrations of the hydronium ion and the hydroxide ion and then see the effects it has on the pH. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">3. <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Rationale: I selected this text because it is a great resource to help my students see the information in a visual and interactive way which will help my students remember the information. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">4. <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Use of Text: I will use this simulation website as an in class activity. This simulation will activate my student’s curiosity towards acids and bases and help them to understand the concept by experimenting with this simulation. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> **<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Text #9 ** <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">1. <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Citation: //GEMS Alien Juice Bar//. (2000). Retrieved March 3, 2009 from Regents of the University of California Web Site: http://scienceview.berkeley.edu/showcase/flash/juicebar.html <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">2. <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Text Summary: This is a short web quest with a few interactive activities. The first activity has the students testing the pH of some liquids with some cabbage juice which turns the acids pink and the bases green. Then next activity has the students serving drinks to aliens with the correct acidity. Finally, the students have to create drinks of the correct pH for the aliens. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">3. <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Rationale: I selected this text because this activity could be very helpful for my students that are struggling. This activity was originally designed for 8th grade students. However, I could use this activity as a way to help my lower level students and also as a break from some of the harder lectures. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">4. <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Use of Text: I would use this web quest at the same time as the simulation website. I would give my students time to work on the computers at both of these activities. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">d. <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Instructional Resources: <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">**Text #10** <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">1. <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Citation: //New ScoPE Lesson Plans: Tenth Grade//. (2005). Retrieved March 3, 2009, from Oakland Schools Web Site: http://www.oakland.k12.mi.us/scope/tenth_lessons/index.html <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">2. <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Text Summary: On this web site I scrolled to Unit 5-Acids and Bases Lesson 1-Acids. I used this first lesson plan which was a good source. This source introduced the concept of what an acid is and went through steps for a class to get the students intrigued about the subject. It spoke about different questions to ask the students and then it has a small in class project for the students to do. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">3. <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Rationale: I selected this text because the lesson plan seemed like a great way for me to see how one teacher went about teaching the subject of acids to his/her class. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">4. <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Use of Text: This text would not be used by the students it would be more of a resource to me on different ways to present the material to my students. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">3. <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">I would use all of these texts in different ways. All of my students would see all of the texts except for the lesson plan text (# 10) because that would only be used by me as a source of how to teach the subject of acids and bases. I would use text # 1 first and do a think-aloud discussion on it because it is a difficult text. Once I got to the pH scale I would give the students text # 2 so that they could see what the pH scale looks like; I would then use texts # 4 and # 5 as a way to demonstrate the examples of liquids at certain pHs. Text # 5 would be used as an experiment where we would calculate the pH of common household items which were listed on our pH scale (text # 2). Then text # 4 would be used to show that we could use a household item (red cabbage) to create an acid indicator to calculate the pH of a liquid. I would then give my students some computer time to look at text # 8 and text # 9. This would be a great time to do the pH simulation and the pH web quest because it would be right after my students did the experiments where they calculated pH. I could then give my students text # 7 (song lyrics) and get them to relax for a few minutes from having to learn so much so quickly. Following the song lyrics I would transition into text # 3 (acid-base titration) and illustrate to my students how to solve a problem. Once my student understood the concept of an acid-base titration and a neutralization reaction I would give them text # 6 to get a laugh because at this point they should be able to understand the chemistry joke. All of these texts can be used to illustrate to my students the concept of acids and bases. 4. <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Objectives ** <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">a. <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Content Area <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> i. <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">When students are given 3 substances they will be able to place them in order of increasing acidity. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">1. <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">GSE - PS1 (9-11) - 1a <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">a. <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Students demonstrate an understanding of characteristic properties of matter by…utilizing appropriate data (related to chemical and physical properties), to __distinguish__ one substance from another or identify and unknown substance. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">b. <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Reading Strategy <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> i. <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Students will be able to identify the meanings of the vocabulary words through reading techniques such as context clues. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">1. <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">GLE/GSE – R-10-2.1a <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">a. <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Students identify the meaning of unfamiliar vocabulary by…Using strategies to unlock meaning (e.g., knowledge of word structure including prefixes/suffixes, common roots, or word origins; or context clues; or resources including dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses __to determine definition, pronunciation, etymology, or usage of words__; or prior knowledge)
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Joyce: Great job combining a wide variety of strategies to teach your students. Science is definitely over my head but if I were in you class, I feel that I would learn because I enjoy music, hands on activities, and watching videos such as cartoons. Nicole: Mitchell, I like that you will be tackling the most difficult texts in class. I think that it's important because otherwise your students might become discouraged at home. I also like the fact that text #4 is hands on. Students can only read so much before getting tired of the material, so doing something interactive like this would definitely get their attention. Text #6 also like a short, sweet and effective way to engage your students.

Michael R. Sackett: Hey Mitch, you did a great job with this. The great range of sources will be of great benefit to the students in your class. Number 5 is a great selection because it relates your lesson to real life, which is of course a very important thing to do in any lesson. The other one that I liked was number 4 becuase it allows the students to be heads on in the lesson. Overall very good job with this Mitch.