Science Methods Test 1

Front 1

Learning science is exciting because it is both a set of ideas or concepts and a ___________.

Back 1

- process

Front 2

A comprehensive explanation of some aspect of nature that is supported by a considerable body of evidence is called a scientific __________.

Back 2

- theory

Front 3

Locating your own scientific ______ refers to finding your inner scientist.

Back 3

- self

Front 4

Current thinking about how children learn is based on the learning theory called ________.

Back 4

- constructivism

Front 5

When an individual is able to reflect on his or her own thinking, this person is said to have the capacity for _________.

Back 5

- metacognition

Front 6

"Hands-on learning" in science has given way to hands-on and _______ learning.

Back 6

- minds-on

Front 7

Core concepts are an example of important ________ ideas.

Back 7

- science

Front 8

A five or sometimes three step procedure that engages students in learning science is called the ________ _________.

Back 8

- learning cycle

Front 9

When teachers and students explore what they have learned from a classroom science experience, they are said to be in the ___________ phase.

Back 9

- explanation

Front 10

Incorrect answers are often referred to as ___________.

Back 10

- alternative conceptions

Front 11

Engaging students in inquiry experiences in the classroom may be referred to as science as __________.

Back 11

- practice

Front 12

Hands on science experiences are valuable only when they lead to greater _____________.

Back 12

- understanding

Front 13

A core concept for science instruction is teachable and learnable over multiple __________.

Back 13

- years

Front 14

Learning about your students included finding out if they have opportunities to connect with ___________.

Back 14

- nature

Front 15

When natural events generate the science topic of the day it is called a(n) science learning experience.

Back 15

- informal

Front 16

When you tailor your science instruction to meet the needs of students with diverse abilities, this is known as __________ instruction.

Back 16

- differentiated

Front 17

When learning environments are created in a way that they are as accessible as possible by all people, regardless of age, ability, or situation, this is an example of ______ design.

Back 17

- universal

Front 18

Technology has made it possible to observe models of natural events or experiences that are not within the reach of the classroom. These are called ___________.

Back 18

- simulation

Front 19

When students are able to modify content on a web site, it is called a _________.

Back 19

- wiki

Front 20

When some students in our population have ready access to computer technology and others do not, this has become known as the ___________ ___________.

Back 20

- digital divide

Front 21

In the story of Rose and the blue liquid, Susan showed she had a strong scientific _________.

Back 21

- self

Front 22

Images of scientists that represent them as "mad" "male" and "messy" are pervasive _________.

Back 22

- stereotype

Front 23

Because we teach who we are as well as what we know, it is important to write our own science _________.

Back 23

- autobiography

Front 24

As people spend more time at computers, they spend less time observing ______.

Back 24

- nature

Front 25

Observing the natural world is one way to begin to understand the role of ______ in making meaning of how nature works.

Back 25

- science

Front 26

Keeping a science _______ is one way to monitor your own understanding of the natural world.

Back 26

- journal

Front 27

In the bird story the author becomes attached to the flickers because of the _______ she has invested in observing them.

Back 27

- time

Front 28

Elementary school teachers are often reluctant to teach science because they lack personal ______ in science.

Back 28

- confidence

Front 29

Connecting with nature often feels good. Scientists refer to this as __________.

Back 29

- biophilia

Front 30

Finding representations of scientists who do not resemble the stereotype is important because it encourages the participation of __________ in science.

Back 30

- women or minorities

Front 31

Students make an attempt to solve a problem and sometimes come up with flawed or incorrect responses. These are called __________.

Back 31

- misconceptions

Front 32

In Ms. Hudson's class the bottle and balloon set up is a closed system because the balloon on the bottle fills with air from ________ the bottle.

Back 32

- inside

Front 33

The method by which heat energy travels in liquids and gases is called _________.

Back 33

- convection

Front 34

Ideas that are not scientifically accurate but represent a step toward fuller understanding of a concepts are called _________ ___________.

Back 34

- alternative conceptions

Front 35

Teachers support student understanding by providing temporary intellectual platforms that help guide them to complete understanding. This process is called __________.

Back 35

- scaffolding

Front 36

In a science experiment, the elements that are kept the same are called ________ and the elements that are subject to change are called ___________.

Back 36

- constants

- variables

Front 37

The educator and philosopher who believed that concrete experiences generated the thinking process was ____________.

Back 37

- John Dewey

Front 38

The concept that real learning only takes place when it occurs in a real world context is called _________ __________.

Back 38

- situated cognition

Front 39

Some insects appear to "walk" on water due to their anatomy and a property of water called _______ _______.

Back 39

- surface tension

Front 40

A graphic representation of students' thinking processes is called a ________ _________.

Back 40

- concept map

Front 41

When a teacher engages in discussions to help students develop the concept that relates to the science experience, we say that the teacher is acting like a ___________.

Back 41

- facilitator or mediator

Front 42

Because the students bring their life experiences into the classroom, it is important to access their _______ _______ before starting the lesson.

Back 42

- prior knowledge

Front 43

Water striders are adapted to hunt their prey on the water's surfaces due to the structure of their ______.

Back 43

- feet

Front 44

In science learning groups, a student who makes sure her or his team understands the investigation is sometimes called the ___________.

Back 44

- director

Front 45

Helping students to learn science means guiding them to develop their own _______.

Back 45

- ideas or thinking or concepts

Front 46

A reason that the number of washers that students can place in a cup of water before it overflowed is different from group to group is ______________________.

Back 46

- the way the students put the washers in

Front 47

The pepper on the surface of the water is scattered when the soap was added because soap breaks the _______ _______ of the water.

Back 47

- surface tension

Front 48

Students can demonstrate understanding of a science concept by applying it to a ________________________.

Back 48

- new or different context

Front 49

Students' beliefs based on their own understanding of a concept at a particular level of cognitive development is referred to as their _________ _________.

Back 49

- personal theories

Front 50

Experimenting with materials in a way that gives students personal freedom helps them to become unafraid of being ___________.

Back 50

- incorrect or wrong

Front 51

The practices of scientific study involve the use of _____ ______.

Back 51

- process or inquiry skills

Front 52

Gaining information about an object by using all your senses is called ______________________.

Back 52

- observations

Front 53

When we make statements about how an object came to look the way it does as the students do when they examine an old rotting log, or the burst opened soda can, we are making ________.

Back 53

- inferences

Front 54

As soda cans increase in temperature, the solubility of the carbon dioxide dissolved in it ________.

Back 54

- decreases

Front 55

Water is a liquid that __________ as it freezes, explaining why soda cans burst in the freezer.

Back 55

- expands

Front 56

Sorting objects from nature according to similar properties is the development of the skill called _________________.

Back 56

- classifying

Front 57

The unit of liquid measurement used in science is called __________.

Back 57

- milliliters or liters

Front 58

The science behind the penny in the water station refers to light ________ as light enters a different medium.

Back 58

- refraction

Front 59

Though experiments can help the skill of ________ an investigation.

Back 59

- designing or planning

Front 60

Thought experiments can be frustrating for students of the experiment itself cannot be _________.

Back 60

- performed or implemented

Front 61

In science, if an inference or a guess is stated in a way that allows it to be tested, it is called a ________.

Back 61

- hypothesis

Front 62

Determining such quantities such as distance, volume, time, or mass requires instruments and is referred to as the skill of __________.

Back 62

- measuring

Front 63

Discovering similarities and differences between objects or events is referred to as _______ and ______.

Back 63

- comparing and contrasting

Front 64

A video microscope is a scientific instrument that extends our _____ and improves observations.

Back 64

- senses

Front 65

The foundation of scientific inquiry or science as practice is testing our _______.

Back 65

- ideas or guesses or hyothesis

Front 66

When families attend science nights they are often given makeshift ________ to record their data.

Back 66

- notebooks

Front 67

When procedures get refined and repeated based on interim findings, this is called an _________ process.

Back 67

- iterative

Front 68

By middle school, students can design a greater variety of investigations, including experiments that involve more than one or two _________.

Back 68

- variables

Front 69

Activities like those at the science circus stations succeed only if they generate students' ______________.

Back 69

- questions or interests

Front 70

A comprehensive explanation of some aspects of nature that is supported by a considerable body of evidence is called a _________.

Back 70

- theory

Front 71

Using authentic data to teach about the environment helps students to understand the _______ impact on the environment.

Back 71

- human

Front 72

The region most affected by salting icy roads is the __________ area.

Back 72

- urban

Front 73

When salt is added to liquid water the freezing point is __________.

Back 73

- lowered

Front 74

When snowy and icy roads abound in northeastern winters, there is a problem with fresh water ________ levels.

Back 74

- salinity

Front 75

Salt in an ecosystem is referred to as a(n) ________ factor.

Back 75

- abiotic

Front 76

Road surfaces prevent precipitation from filtering down into the ground soil causing water to leave the roads in the form of ________ _________.

Back 76

- run-off

Front 77

Planting _______ _________ allows water from precipitation to soak into the soil.

Back 77

- rain gardens

Front 78

Using the outdoors as a science lab helps students connect science to their _____________.

Back 78

- daily lives or local contexts or personal lives

Front 79

Field trips are most valuable when they are connected to the class's _______________.

Back 79

- unit or curriculum

Front 80

The cracks in the rocks of the urban park are aligned with regional _________.

Back 80

- faults or fault lines

Front 81

In the classroom, an unusual east coast earthquake takes precedence over the plans for science that day. It is part of the _______ science curriculum.

Back 81

- informal

Front 82

The three major rock types are igneous, sedimentary, and __________.

Back 82

- metamorphic

Front 83

The effect of ocean wave action on rocks is called ___________.

Back 83

- weathering

Front 84

The earth's crust is made of huge chunks of rock called _______.

Back 84

- plates

Front 85

Examples of land forms are coastal plains, interior plains, mountains, or ___________.

Back 85

- plateaus

Front 86

The third grade science center with seashells engaged the students in __________.

Back 86

- classifying

Front 87

in a sixth grade science center, students measured the pH of water which refers to water's ____________.

Back 87

- acidity or alkalinity

Front 88

The most effective classroom science centers are designed by teachers and ___________.

Back 88

- students

Front 89

When a solid is transformed directly into a gaseous state, skipping the liquid phase, the process is called _______.

Back 89

- sublimation

Front 90

Electronic presentations of scientific research from the American Museum of Natural History in New York are called ______ _________.

Back 90

- Science Bulletines

Front 91

Grouping materials with similar properties into the same categories is referred to as ___________.

Back 91

- classifying

Front 92

The basic term we use to describe the material world are sometimes called ______ words.

Back 92

- property

Front 93

Matter is anything that takes up space and has ________.

Back 93

- weight or mass

Front 94

The random array of very hot gasses, so hot that they no longer resemble any known gases, is the state of matter called ______.

Back 94

- plasma

Front 95

Air is a mixture of gases, about 78% of which is the element ________.

Back 95

- nitrogen

Front 96

The cornstarch and water mixture is called a ________.

Back 96

- suspension

Front 97

The study of science does not always provide a clear ________.

Back 97

- answeres

Front 98

The ability to do work, moving a force through a distance is the way scientists define _________.

Back 98

- energy

Front 99

A(n) __________ is the building block of all matter.

Back 99

- element

Front 100

The smallest part of an element that still has the properties of that element is called a(n) __________.

Back 100

- ATOM

Front 101

The smallest part of a compound that still has the properties of that compound is called a(n) _________.

Back 101

- molecule

Front 102

Because there are only ninety-two naturally occuring elements, most matter we encounter is either a compound or a _________.

Back 102

- mixture

Front 103

Scientists call the energy that an object has because it is moving, like a moving car, a falling rock, or a strong wind, __________ energy.

Back 103

- kinetic

Front 104

Objects can also have energy when they are not moving. The stored-up energy that your body has when you are sleeping on the night before a big race is called ________ energy.

Back 104

- potential

Front 105

Corn starch and water in the right proportions demonstrates properties of both liquids and _________.

Back 105

- solids

Front 106

The science education reform movement recommends that you use a variety of materials when doing science. It is understood that this process will not always be __________.

Back 106

- neat or tidy

Front 107

The scientific process involves testing an idea and evaluating ___________.

Back 107

- evidence

Front 108

The study of matter and energy are part of a branch of science referred to as ________.

Back 108

- physical science, chemistry, or physics

Front 109

We know that air is matter because it takes up space and has __________.

Back 109

- weight or mass

Front 110

Gases and ________ take the shape of their container.

Back 110

- liquids