SATIS 16-19: Units 1-25

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Units 1 to 25 of the SATIS 16-19 series. The introductory General Guide for teachers gives information on the design and use of the units, outlines of the unit subjects relating them to science specialisms.

Structure of the units
Each SATIS 16 - 19 unit was designed to be photocopied and published in four parts:
• Notes for guidance (for teachers)
• A study guide (for students)
• Information pages
• A commentary offering hints, answers or a review of issues raised (for students after completing the study tasks).

The inclusion of the commentaries and the separation of the study guides from information were designed to encourage self-directed learning.

Teaching methods
The units featured a very wide range of teaching and learning methods including case studies, data analysis, structured discussion, practical investigations, role-play, decision making, surveys, interviews and fieldwork.

Contents
The units are:
1. The retrial of Galileo
2. Emptying the bucket
3. Do we need a Europlug?
4. R&D at MUPCorp
5. Animal rights and animal wrongs
6. DNA fingerprinting
7. Kidney transplants
8. Problems with embryos
9. Cattle and chemicals
10.The Quelea problem
11. Seeds - will they germinate?
12. Trouble with CFCs
13. Aluminium in tap water
14. William Perking - founder of the synthetic dyestuffs industry
15. A problem of dyeing
16. Over the counter drugs
17. Aspirin
18. Volcanic hazards
19. The Mexican earthquake
20. Energising an Indian village
21. Energy from the wind
22. Prospects for wind energy
23. Stick or slip?
24. X-rays and patients
25. Why 50 Hz?

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