Welcome to the S&S Teacher’s section of the SEPUP website!

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For S&S teachers

Updates to S&S: Visit this link to find the latest updates and corrections to S&S or to write us an email with your suggestions.

Web links for teachers: Some web sites can be too sophisticated for students, but are rich resources for teachers. This link provides S&S-related web sites that can be useful for your teaching.

S&S student site: Students can find age-appropriate web links, catch up on the latest news on issues described in S&S, or get news from other classes. The site is also a good place for parents who would like more information about their child’s science materials.
Research links for Activities 10, 20, 23, 30, and 32 are found here.

S&S overview: Need a description of the S&S course? Or a list of the laboratory materials included in the kit? Visit this link for general information on S & S.

STELLA® software and models for Activities 7 and 8: Click here for more information about these activities and to download the software and computer models for population growth.

Additional information for Activity 35.5, "Can I Drop You Off?" can be found here.

SEPUP Teacher Resources

Assessment: Do you want more guidance on using the SEPUP assessment system? Or have you simply lost your copy of a scoring guide? Find it all on this link to assessment in SEPUP.

On-line teacher forum: We are working to establish a virtual community of SEPUP users. This on-line teacher forum is a place to post ideas, questions, and comments for members of the SEPUP community.

Teaching tips: SEPUP has been used throughout the US for more than 10 years which has led to many helpful tips from teachers on using SEPUP in the classroom. Visit this link to read their suggestions.

Focus on SEPUP

Issue-oriented science: One of the most unique aspects of SEPUP materials is the use of personal and societal issues to introduce science. Check out this link to find out more about issue-oriented science and the criteria used to select issues.

The SEPUP approach: Do you find yourself trying to explain exactly what’s different about SEPUP materials? Visit this link to learn more about the elements of SEPUP’s instructional design.

Other SEPUP curriculum: If you’re interested in finding out about other SEPUP instructional materials, this link provides curriculum descriptions, tables of contents, and more.

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