LIFE SCIENCE
What is the grade level & branch of science for the following standard?
3.1.1.C Make observations to construct an evidence based account that young plants and animals are like, but not exactly like, their parents
3.1.1.C Make observations to construct an evidence based account that young plants and animals are like, but not exactly like, their parents.
The Grade level is 1st.
Life Science is the branch.
A third-grade teacher asks teams of students to develop a scientific way for determining what types of materials can become charged with static electricity when rubbed against another material. To produce scientifically valid results from their investigations, it is most important that the student teams:
A. develop a system for recording how strong a static charge develops on each material.
B. keep other variables constant as they test the different materials.
C. explain in scientific language why some materials are more easily charged than others.
D. describe why they chose the materials that they did for testing.
B. keep other variables constant as they test the different materials.
A second-grade teacher is planning a science unit on the phases of the moon. All of the following would be appropriate activities for this unit EXCEPT
A. keeping a moon journal.
B. a moon phases demonstration.
C. go on a field trip to the Franklin Institute’s Planetarium.
D. discuss the gravitational pull that the moon exerts on the Earth and chart the times of high and low tide.
D. discuss the gravitational pull that the moon exerts on the Earth and chart the times of high and low tide.
Name the Steps of the 5-E Instructional Model.
Engage
Explore
Explain
Elaborate
Evaluate
Having 2nd graders keep a moon journal is an example of an ______________ approach to learning (inductive or deductive)
because ________________.
The moon journal is an inductive approach because it starts with observations of the moon and builds to the big ideas of the patterns that occur in what we see of the moon over the course of a month.
Induction starts with individual observations and builds to a conclusion, inference or theory based on those observations.
Students in a second-grade class are observing several different kinds of seeds and how they are transported in nature. The students' observations show which of the following life crosscutting concepts?
A. Scale, Proportion & Quantity
B. Energy and Matter
C. Stability & Change
D. Structure and Function
A. Scale, Proportion & Quantity
B. Energy and Matter
C. Stability & Change
D. Structure and Function
In the PA Core Standards physical science has 4 areas of concentration. What are these?
A. Astronomy and Earth Science
B. Geology and Oceanography
C. Chemistry and Physics
D. Electricity and Magnetism
A. Astronomy and Earth Science
C. Chemistry and Physics
A second-grade class is beginning a unit on weather. Which of the following activities associated with this unit would be most effective for helping the students develop an understanding of the foundations of scientific inquiry?
A. The students watch a regular weather report and discuss how meteorologists make predictions.
B. The teacher demonstrates how water vapor condenses on the outside of a glass of ice water when it is humid.
C. Student teams research historic weather events and make class presentations of their findings.
D. The teacher sets up a simple weather station and has the class keep regular rainfall and temperature records.
D. The teacher sets up a simple weather station and has the class keep regular rainfall and temperature records.
In which of the following 5Es will the teacher plan for discussions, explanations and other verbals ways to process science instruction?
A. Evaluate
B. Explore
C. Explain
D. Elaborate
C. Explain
To present the concept of the conservation of mass to children in a
prekindergarten class, it would be most appropriate for the teacher to ask the children to:
A. create stories about where water goes when it evaporates from a puddle on a hot day.
B. roll out balls of clay into flat pancake shapes and then discuss the concepts of shape and weight.
C. compare the cumulative weight of the food they eat every day with their body weight.
D. observe the expansion of water that has turned from liquid to ice and then give possible explanations.
B. roll out balls of clay into flat pancake shapes and then discuss the concepts of shape and weight.
KLEWS is an acronym for a specific type of graphic organizer. What do the letters in KLEWS represent?
KLEWS stands for
What we think we Know
What are we learning?
What is our evidence?
What are our wonderings?
What are the related scientific concepts & words?
Which of the three dimensions of learning allows for students to do science?
A. Cross Cutting Concepts
B. Core Ideas
C. Science and Engineering practices
C. Science and Engineering practices
Name the 4 components of the Earth's system.
Air (Atmosphere), Water (Hydrosphere), Land (Geosphere) and Life (Biosphere)
A third grade teacher must focus on the standard
3.2.3.B Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces.
She has decided to set up learning centers involving cars, ramps, balls, hoops for children to cycle through.
Which 5E does this experience describe?
Exploration
A second-grade teacher wants to develop an assessment that evaluates student achievement in science over time and involves students in their own evaluations. The teacher could most effectively achieve this by using which of the following assessment strategies?
A. giving regular content quizzes that students correct
B. having each student maintain a portfolio containing a variety of work samples
C. observing students as they carry out experiments
D. meeting with students weekly during the year to discuss recent work
B. having each student maintain a portfolio containing a variety of work samples
3.1.4.A Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction.
What cross cutting concept best fits this standard?
System and System Models
3.2.4.C Ask questions and predict outcomes about the changes in energy that occur when objects collide.
Which is the best Science and Engineering practice for this standard?
A. Energy and Matter
B. Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions
C. Structure and Function
D. Cause and effect
B. Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions
As a third grader works on a diagram of the water cycle, the classroom teacher gives her specific feedback on the task while also asking the student to evaluate her own work. The teacher hopes the interaction will help him adapt his teaching approach to the student's learning style and encourage the student to become more involved in her own progress. Which of the following describes this type of interactive assessment?
A. summative assessment
B. performance assessment
C. formative assessment
D. criterion-referenced assessment
C. formative assessment
A first grade teacher is conducting on a lesson that involves why animals live in different habitats. She believes that taking her students on a virtual trip to the zoo will help the students to identify the different habitats of each animal.
Which of the 5 E's is the teacher utilizing?
Engage
One of the strongest arguments in favor of using an inquiry approach to teach elementary science is that with the inquiry approach elementary students can:
A. learn science content through a nonquantitative approach that is less
intimidating.
B. participate in activities without having to learn challenging scientific concepts.
C. expand their innate curiosity about a topic into a more structured science investigation.
D. explore their own interests in a flexible setting without fear of failure.
C. expand their innate curiosity about a topic into a more structured science investigation.