Science Methods Test 1

Front 1

What does the acronym STS stand for?

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Science, Technology and Society

Front 2

What were the child development goals for science teachers identified in this chapter?

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Developing thinking skills, positive affect, psychomotor skills, and responsible citizenship

Front 3

Which of the following best expresses the typical results of the "draw a scientist activity"?

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White male with straggly white hair

Front 4

Which of the following is based on the phrase "children must do far more than watch, listen, and read"?

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It is the underlying premise of Teaching Children Science

Front 5

"Science for All Americans" is a phrase most closely related to which of the following?

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Project 2061

Front 6

The term "NSE Standards" is a shorthand way of representing which of the following?

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National Science Education Standards

Front 7

Cutting out leaf shapes with scissors would be an activity that a teacher might use to develop which of the following?

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Fine motor skills

Front 8

What is a teacher’s role in a science class with a constructivism approach, as outlined in this chapter?

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Correct knowledge, add new knowledge, and create accurate conceptions about the natural world

Front 9

Experts in human thinking and learning have identified six leels of thinking, from simple to more complex:

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Knowledge, Comprehension, Application, Analysis, Synthesis, Evaluation

Front 10

1. Observing, classifying, and hypothesizing are all examples of scientific principles.

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False

Front 11

A complete definition of the nature of science would include "science as values."

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True

Front 12

Skepticism, order and originality are examples of the process skills that underlie science.

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False

Front 13

Technology is defined as the use of science to solve human problems.

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True

Front 14

The two reasons that were given for teaching children about science and technology were child development goals and STS goals.

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True

Front 15

Truth, freedom and skepticism are all examples of scientific __________.

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values

Front 16

Observing, classifying, and using numbers are all examples of science process __________.

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skills

Front 17

STS is related to creating citizens who are scientifically__________.

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literate

Front 18

Which of the following is a fundamental aspect of constructivism.?

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A child’s beliefs filter or change information delivered by his or her senses

Front 19

Which of the following is fundamental to the definition of "learning style"?

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Individuals learn in different ways

Front 20

A description of which of the following would most likely include the phrase "assimilating and accommodating new learnings"?

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Constructivism

Front 21

Which of the following would best characterize the belief that the moon follows you around when you are walking at night?

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Naïve conception

Front 22

Which of the following was not listed as one of Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences?

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Transpersonal

Front 23

Which of the following would be an indicator that a child according to Piaget had reached the stage of formal operations?

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The child is able to think in abstract terms

Front 24

If you were interested in adjusting your science instruction to a child’s stage of intellectual development you would probably avoid the work of Jean Piaget.

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False

Front 25

The most recent addition to Gardner’s "collection" of possible multiple intelligences is the naturalist intelligence.

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True

Front 26

If you emphasized constuctivism in your science teaching one of your most fundamental assumptions would be that children and others never really know the world as it is.

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True

Front 27

If you are constructivist teacher you would try your best to ignore a child’s prior beliefs when you introduced new material.

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False

Front 28

A science teacher using one of the cognitive theories to guide his or her management of the classroom would be more likely to use tangible reinforcers than a teacher using behavioral theories.

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False

Front 29

A constructivist teacher believes in the importance of considering a child’s naïve __________.

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conceptions

Front 30

A person never really knows the world as it is. Each person constructs beliefs about what is real. These beliefs are known as __________ conceptions.

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naive

Front 31

What a person already believes filers out or changes the information delivered by his or her senses. This is known as __________.

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assimilation

Front 32

Each person creates a realty based on his or her previous beliefs, ability to reason, and desire to reconcile what he or she believes and actually observes. This is known as __________.

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accommodation

Front 33

Discovery learning happens when a child uncovers new information or gleans new insight about how to approach a problem or task and then.

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completes the task or solves the problem or his or her own

Front 34

Classifying is an example of which of the following?

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Basic Science Process Skill

Front 35

Which of the following process skills would include sub-skills related to formulating a hypothesis from questions and identifying variables to be controlled?

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Experimenting

Front 36

Which of the following process skills would most logically lead to experimentation after children were told that there may be a biological advantage to being an insect with a green body color?

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formulating a hypothesis

Front 37

If a child used the phrase "grow point" to describe the place on a stem where a bud or leaf emerged, which of these process skills would he be using?

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Using an operational definition

Front 38

Which of the following process skills typically results from making predictions, inferences and hypotheses?

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interpreting data

Front 39

Which of these is a process skill that would be practiced by a class studying length, area and volume?

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Measuring

Front 40

What is inquiry as defined by this text?

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A very careful and systematic method of exploring the unknown so that discoveries are made

Front 41

Which if the following is not an Inquiry activity as outlined by the NSF?

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conducting comparative exeriments

Front 42

Which of the following is not one of the stages of the discovery learning cycle as outlined by this text?

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conveying and conforming

Front 43

As children progress through the three stages of the learning cycle, they use a number of investigate tools commonly known as the

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inquiry process skills

Front 44

The three step learning cycle advocated in this chapter included values clarification.

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False
The learning cycle consists of exploration, concept acquisition and concept application

Front 45

Measuring is an example of an integrated science process skill.

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False
It’s an example of a basic science process skill.

Front 46

"Experimenting" is an example of an integrated science process skill.

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True

Front 47

If a child formulated an hypothesis she would be demonstrating an integrated science process skill.

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True

Front 48

If a child classified the items in a box of sea shells by their color he would be demonstrating an integrated science process skill.

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False
Classifying is an example of a basic science process skill

Front 49

To teach discovery learning, you must, whenever possible, provide hands-on, mind-stretching experiences that will enable children to use their knowledge and skills to make discovers.

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True

Front 50

Providing guidance during discovery learning defeats the purpose of it.

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False

Front 51

During the inquiry and acquisition phase, you assume a somewhat more traditional role and provide more guidance to the children.

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True

Front 52

During the inquiry and acquisition phase, you use a unique questioning method to test the children’s prior knowledge and what they’ve acquired in the current lesson.

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False

Front 53

The amount of time spent on the activities devoted to using numbers should be independent of the school’s mathematics program.

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False

Front 54

The discovery learning cycle advocated Teaching Children Science includes these steps exploration, concept acquisition and concept __________.

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application

Front 55

The science process skills can be grouped into a category called "basic" and a category called __________.

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integrated

Front 56

Discovery learning should be thought of as a __________.

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destination

Front 57

The learning cycle phase where you present materials, situations and pose questions, problems and challenges that will get students thinking about the work at hand is known as __________.

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exploration

Front 58

Using the senses to obtain information, or data, about objects and events is the inquiry process skill known as __________.

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observing

Front 59

The Basic Inquiry Process Skills include: Observing, Using Space/Time Relationships, Using Number, Classifying, Measuring, Communicating, Predicting and __________.

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inferring

Front 60

The Integrated Inquiry Process Skills include: Controlling Variables, Interpreting Data, Formulating Hypothesis, Defining Operationally and __________.

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experimenting

Front 61

Which of the following was not put forward as a recommendation for organizing and managing a science classroom?

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Provide frequent, regular periods of silent time for reflection and writing in science logs

Front 62

Which of the following would the terms "scope" and "sequence" be most closely related to?

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a science curriculum

Front 63

Which of the following were suggested as specific techniques to improve classroom organization and management?

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flat work surfaces and modeling the use of equipment

Front 64

Which of the following was not listed as an element of a good science lesson plan?

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annotated list of related articles

Front 65

Which of the following is an example of a "performance word" that might be in an instructional objective?

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list

Front 66

In which of the following parts of a discovery based lesson would you be most likely to find words such as construct, sing or sculpt?

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objectives

Front 67

For whom is the content outline component of a unit plan intended?

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the teacher

Front 68

What is an important, relevant part of science instruction that is not usually listed as a major science content component?

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technology

Front 69

Which of the following is not covered in the scope of the Earth/Space science curriculum:

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the earth's plants and animals

Front 70

If a teacher said she was going to tell you about the scope of her science curriculum she would telling you about the order in which topics were covered.

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False
Scope tells you the range of topics covered not their sequence.

Front 71

The NSE Content Standards are a set of recommendations that tell what percentage of your students should be at or above grade level in terms of achievement.

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False
The NSE Content Standards are a set of curriculum recommendations about science topics.

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The scope of a science curriculum refers to how deeply topics are covered.

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False

Front 73

A central characteristic of a good learning objective is the presence of a word or words that specify expected student behaviors.

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True

Front 74

Lesson plans are different from unit plans in that lesson plans typically do not include a listing of science process skills.

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False
Both should include a list of science process skills that will be emphasized.

Front 75

In an elementary school, the study of the chemical changes that matter undergoes would be considered part of the physical sciences component of a science curriculum.

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True

Front 76

Anatomy and physiology must be covered if you wish to teach content that is sensitive to the NSE recommendations.

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False

Front 77

Write, plan, list, bake, sing, and select are all examples of key words you might find in a well-written instructional __________

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objective

Front 78

The range of topics covered in a curriculum is known as the curriculum’s __________.

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cope

Front 79

The success of an inquiry-based, discovery-focused classroom depends on the teacher’s ability to both plan and __________.

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manage

Front 80

A teacher’s edition of a textbook can be an important resource, but it should not be used in place of a teacher’s own __________.

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planning

Front 81

Which of the following is not a theme for tying together science, mathematics and technology as set forth by Project 2061?

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permanence

Front 82

Which of the following is not a suggested strategy for helping children learn new vocabulary words during science time?

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Encourage children to use easy synonyms for difficult vocabulary words

Front 83

If you sought another elementary school subject area to extend children’s understanding of time, space and force which of these would hold the most promise?

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Physical education

Front 84

Presenting the "The Four Seasons" by Vivaldi was given as an example of a technique for which of the following?

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Using music as a stimulus to express feelings about science topics "The Four Seasons" is a musical composition that uses the seasons of the year as themes.

Front 85

Which of these social studies topics could be most easily related to the science topic "How can farmers improve the quality of the fruits and vegetables we eat?"

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Production, transportation and consumption of goods and services

Front 86

Which of the following was not listed as a topic science teachers could deal with to extend the basics of the language arts through science?

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Idea stratification

Front 87

Which of the following values-based questions was suggested as an idea generator for activities and projects to relate science and social studies?

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Should people be required to wear seat belts?

Front 88

The chapter suggested that teachers avoid literature-based integration when they are attempting to relate science and the language arts.

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False
Literature-based integration was advocated as a technique.

Front 89

When, where and how were suggested as key words that should be discussed with students to foster reading comprehension while studying science materials.

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False
What, why and how were suggested.

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Logical reasoning was an aspect of mathematics that should be emphasized when teaching children science.

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True

Front 91

Attitude and value development are aspects of social studies that can easily be integrated with science.

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True

Front 92

Data collection and expression are aspects of art that can easily be extended through science.

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False
Data collection and expression are aspects of mathematics that can be easily extended through science.

Front 93

Poetry should not be encouraged when integrating science and the language arts because it has no practical applications.

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False

Front 94

Grouping collections of plants into sets and subsets would be an example of relating science to math while emphasizing logical ----__________

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reasoning

Front 95

Three of the "basics" related to the language arts that can easily be extended through science are vocabulary, comprehension, and __________.

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writing

Front 96

__________-based integration is instruction in which a major theme or concept becomes the foundation for a learning unit that cuts across subject lines.

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theme

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__________-based integration involves children in actually carrying out a long-term activity in which they investigate a real-world problem.

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project

Front 98

__________-based integration is the use of modern nonfiction science books (such as trade books), or sometimes fiction books, to help children acquire science-related information.

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literature