Teaching Children Science Chapter 4

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Teaching Children Science Chapter 4 - Quiz

Planning and Managing: How can I plan and manage inquiry-based, discovery-focused units and lessons?

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1.

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2.

If you were planning a year's worth of science for children and debating whether to include the study of mammals, which of these terms would best summarize the curriculum issue with which you were dealing?
- A.
  
  Scope
- B.
  
  Sequence
- C.
  
  Learning cycle
- D.
  
  Inquiry process skills
3.

A teacher decides that a unit on arachnids should follow a unit on insects. In previous years, arachnids were taught first. Which of the following best describes what the teacher has done?
- A.
  
  Affected the scope of the curriculum units
- B.
  
  Affected the sequence of the curriculum units
- C.
  
  Affected the learning cycle in the curriculum units
- D.
  
  Affected the inquiry process skills in the curriculum units
4.

To which of the following ideas is curriculum scope most related?
- A.
  
  The range of resource materials available
- B.
  
  The range of student abilities to be dealt with
- C.
  
  The extent to which homework relates to class work
- D.
  
  The integration of earth/space, life, and physical sciences
5.

Which of the following would be least likely to appear in a list of properly written performance objectives?
- A.
  
  Sing
- B.
  
  Construct
- C.
  
  Appreciate
- D.
  
  Write
6.

Which of the following was presented in the chapter as a practice that is vital for facilitating good classroom management?
- A.
  
  Eliminating discovery time/"circus time"
- B.
  
  Providing a time-out or "think" chair
- C.
  
  Grouping based in achievement
- D.
  
  Planning lessons effectively
7.

Which of the following would most likely be considered a lesson topic?
- A.
  
  Second Grade Science
- B.
  
  Objects in the Sky
- C.
  
  Weather
- D.
  
  How the Human Lung Works
8.

Which of the following considerations of the place of science in the overall curriculum describes how learning is most optimized?
- A.
  
  Making content relevant for the learners in the classroom
- B.
  
  Organizing learning experiences from the learner outward
- C.
  
  Providing a sequence of topics that is logically connected
- D.
  
  Using the concrete approach first when teaching a new concept
9.

Which of the following is not a component of a performance objective?
- A.
  
  A condition of learning
- B.
  
  A measurable performance
- C.
  
  Criteria to rate the level of performance
- D.
  
  A statement of assumption about prior knowledge