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What does the acronym STS stand for?
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Science, Technology and Society
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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
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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
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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
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"Science for All Americans" is a phrase most closely related to which of the following?
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Project 2061
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The term "NSE Standards" is a shorthand way of representing which of the following?
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National Science Education Standards
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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
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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
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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
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1. Observing, classifying, and hypothesizing are all examples of scientific principles.
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False
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A complete definition of the nature of science would include "science as values."
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True
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Skepticism, order and originality are examples of the process skills that underlie science.
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False
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Technology is defined as the use of science to solve human problems.
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True
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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
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Truth, freedom and skepticism are all examples of scientific __________.
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values
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Observing, classifying, and using numbers are all examples of science process __________.
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skills
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STS is related to creating citizens who are scientifically__________.
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literate
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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
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Which of the following is fundamental to the definition of "learning style"?
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Individuals learn in different ways
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A description of which of the following would most likely include the phrase "assimilating and accommodating new learnings"?
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Constructivism
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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
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Which of the following was not listed as one of Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences?
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Transpersonal
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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
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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
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The most recent addition to Gardner’s "collection" of possible multiple intelligences is the naturalist intelligence.
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True
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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
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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
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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
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A constructivist teacher believes in the importance of considering a child’s naïve __________.
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conceptions
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Classifying is an example of which of the following?
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Basic Science Process Skill
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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
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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
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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
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Which of the following process skills typically results from making predictions, inferences and hypotheses?
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interpreting data
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Which of these is a process skill that would be practiced by a class studying length, area and volume?
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Measuring
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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
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Which if the following is not an Inquiry activity as outlined by the NSF?
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conducting comparative exeriments
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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
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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
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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 |
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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. |
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"Experimenting" is an example of an integrated science process skill.
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True
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If a child formulated an hypothesis she would be demonstrating an integrated science process skill.
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True
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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 |
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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
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Providing guidance during discovery learning defeats the purpose of it.
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False
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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
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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
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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
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The discovery learning cycle advocated Teaching Children Science includes these steps exploration, concept acquisition and concept __________.
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application
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The science process skills can be grouped into a category called "basic" and a category called __________.
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integrated
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Discovery learning should be thought of as a __________.
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destination
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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
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Using the senses to obtain information, or data, about objects and events is the inquiry process skill known as __________.
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observing
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The Basic Inquiry Process Skills include: Observing, Using Space/Time Relationships, Using Number, Classifying, Measuring, Communicating, Predicting and __________.
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inferring
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The Integrated Inquiry Process Skills include: Controlling Variables, Interpreting Data, Formulating Hypothesis, Defining Operationally and __________.
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experimenting
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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
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Which of the following would the terms "scope" and "sequence" be most closely related to?
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a science curriculum
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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
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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
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Which of the following is an example of a "performance word" that might be in an instructional objective?
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list
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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
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For whom is the content outline component of a unit plan intended?
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the teacher
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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
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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
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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. |
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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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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
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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
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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. |
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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
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Anatomy and physiology must be covered if you wish to teach content that is sensitive to the NSE recommendations.
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False
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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
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The range of topics covered in a curriculum is known as the curriculum’s __________.
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cope
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The success of an inquiry-based, discovery-focused classroom depends on the teacher’s ability to both plan and __________.
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manage
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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?
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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. |
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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
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Attitude and value development are aspects of social studies that can easily be integrated with science.
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True
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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. |
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Poetry should not be encouraged when integrating science and the language arts because it has no practical applications.
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False
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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
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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
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__________-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
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__________-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
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