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18 Cards in this Set
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What does the follow phrase mean-"Science is a verb"
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Science should be activity oriented and hands on.
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What is an experiement in preschool.
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An activity designed to answer a question
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What form does the hypothesis take in preschool
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If we______ then ________
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List some scientific attitudes and explain why they are important
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Curiosity- helps children think, keeps them interestede
Checking Evidence-verify information Positive Self-image-the ability to bounce back if something goes wrong withholding judgement-Obtain all the facts before making a decision Positive approach to failure- Learning from mistakes Postive attitude toward change- Able to learn through change and adapt Openminded-Consider new ideas |
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What are the four main areas to science?
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Life science
Physical Science Earth and Space Health and nurition |
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How can I enhance a child's awareness or visual acuity?
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Use visual Aids
Ask questions with a purpose Discuss what you observed Record your findings |
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Define disquilibrium
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When a situation does not fit into current schema
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define equilibrium
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Everything is right
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What state of mind allows for learning to occur?
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Disequilibrium
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What is assimilation?
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to merge new information with exsisting
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What is accomodation?
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To replace the old with the new
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What is a discrepant event?
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An event that puts children into disequilibrium
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What are the phases of the learning cycle
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Exploration Phase
Concept Introduction Phase Application Phase |
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How can you intergrate science in your curriculum
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Teach in terms of thematic units. If you are learning about bears, put bears all over the lesson plan for other subject areas
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What are the 3 kinds of units we can have
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Resource unit-collections
Teaching unit- Lesson Plans Textbook Unit- Outline concepts and check |
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What are the five basic process skills of math and science
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oberving
comparing classifying measuring communicating |
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How does science encourage literacy?
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improves vocabulary and understanding
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How can we encourage inquiry?
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Ask questions, conduct simple investigations, use simple equipment to gather data, rulers, light switches
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