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**Notes on Introduction**
Science (chemistry) for all not just for high school. 1st paragraph: The National Science Education Standards (NSES) call for inquiry-based hands-on science activities at all levels, and inquiry activities in chemistry are increasingly part of the elementary and middle school/junior high science curriculum. Work the NSES into the first paragraph. The second paragraph mentions “professional societies” in the groups who should cooperate. The National Science Teachers Association has done more than any other to promote safety and excellence in the teaching of high school science, including chemistry. See the “high school” section of their position paper on “[|Laboratory Science]”. . Can we acknowledge NSTA’s position on 40% laboratory experience and no more than 24 students/lab class? They have a new 201-page book, “Investigating Safety: A Guide for High School Teachers”, as well. I would like to include that and some other NSTA pubs in the Resources, along with ACS pubs. (See Resources) Change the third “objective” under “quality of secondary…” to “opportunities for professional growth in chemistry content and pedagogy, and laboratory safety.” I am suggesting below that we add “Laboratory Safety” to the professional development section. Add additional bullets. · teacher preparation (in addition to the on-going professional development bullet) · use of appropriate technology Modify: safe facilities and practices necessary for teaching of chemistry as a lab science (emphasize that chemistry should be taught in an appropriate lab-classroom. The first sentence of the introduction doesn’t explain the reason that chemistry is “fundamental.” I suggest replacing the first sentence with the following: “Chemistry is central to all sciences. An understanding of the concepts and principles of chemistry is essential for the development of an informed electorate and qualified high skilled workers.” May want to check middle and elementary standards. In TN I know there are some chemistry standards, but of course there should be more.

Notes on Overall Format
The overall format of the booklet is fine. However, I don’t see anywhere in this evaluation form to discuss the **photographs** used in the entire booklet. Obviously new photos will be done, and I think they should show both large and small scale experiments, use of computers, CBLs, etc. The Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) worn by the students using chemicals should be goggles, aprons, and gloves (if gloves are needed for a particular exp). In the photos the teachers **must** wear chemical splash goggles identical to those worn by the students! Check consistency throughout the document. If the Introduction uses bullets, there should be a bullet for each major section in the order presented. Also, in the original document it is sometimes difficult to distinguish major from sub-topic…. Better formatting would improve this.

Notes on Size
A trifold? Increase bullets to reflect new and modified topics

Notes on Usefulness
Should be widely (K-16) distributed. Opening paragraph: update to reflect National Standards for K-8 (some topics introduced in elementary grades; formal treatment begins at the middle school level) Add to second paragraph: commitment of “higher education” (teacher preparation)