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While working one-on-one with a student, the teacher administers a nonsense word test. What skill is the teacher trying to assess? Fluency, Spelling, Word Analysis or Comprehension?
Spelling
What is the purpose of geoboards?
a mathematical manipulative used to explore basic concepts in plane geometry such as perimeter, area and the characteristics of triangles and other polygons. It consists of a physical board with a certain number of nails half driven in, around which are wrapped rubber bands.
What are the bill of rights?
The first 10 Amendments to the U.S. Constitution became the Bill of Rights in 1791. They defined citizens' rights in relation to the newly established government under the Constitution.
What are endangered species?
A species whose numbers are so small, often because of threats from the environment or disease, that the species is at risk of extinction.
What is ROYGBIV?
red
orange
yellow
green
blue
indigo
violet
When do reading skills begin to develop?
Well before formal schooling begins
What are manipulatives?
An object which is designed so that a learner can perceive some mathematical concept by manipulating it. The use of manipulatives provides a way for children to learn concepts in a developmentally appropriate, hands-on and an experiencing way. Mathematical manipulatives are used in the first step of teaching mathematical concepts, that of concrete representation.
Monotheism v. Polytheism
A monotheistic religion is a religion that worships a single deity. While polytheism divides the supernatural forces of the universe between many gods, in monotheism a single god is responsible for everything.
What is a controlled experiment?
all variable of the experiment remain constant except for the variable being tested
Awareness of space, when applied to the body it means an awareness of where one's body is in relation to space.
Provide an example of expository writing.
Research report, newspaper articles, how-to manuals, etc.
How many cards are in a deck?
How many suits?
How many cards are in each suit?
A "standard" deck of playing cards consists of 52 Cards in each of the 4 suits of Spades, Hearts, Diamonds, and Clubs. Each suit contains 13 cards: Ace, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, Jack, Queen, King.
When was the Mexican-American war and what were it's causes?
April 25, 1846 – February 2, 1848 . The Mexican-American War had two basic causes. First, the desire of the U.S. to expand across the North American continent to the Pacific Ocean caused conflict with all of its neighbors. Second, was the desire of newly independent Texas to join the U.S., an idea that Mexico opposed.
What is Natural Selection?
The process by which individuals that are better suited to their environment survive and reproduce most successfully; also called survival of the fittest. It gets its name because, in a way, nature is "selected" which species survive and which ones do not.
What is a harmony?
Pleasing combination of two or three tones played together in the background while a melody is being played. Harmony also refers to the study of chord progressions.
What is one way to NOT teach vocabulary to students?
Rote memory, any form or memorization, writing repetition...
Explain Associative property, Distributive property, and commutative property.
Associative property:The change in grouping of three or more addends or factors does not change their sum or product. Addition: (2 + 3) + 5 = 2 + (3 + 5)
Distributive property:States that the product of a number and a sum is equal to the sum of the individual products of addends and the number.
That is: a(b + c) = ab + ac.
Commutative property:States that changing the order of addends does not change the sum.
That is, a + b = b + a.
Explain the Industrial Revolution
A period from 1750 to 1850 where changes in agriculture, manufacturing, mining, transportation, and technology had a profound effect on the social, economic and cultural conditions of the times. It began in the England, then spread throughout Western Europe, North America, Japan, and eventually the rest of the world. Led to development of a middle class.
3 types of models in science
1. physical model
2. conceptual model
3. mathematical model
Relief Sculpture
A sculpture that comes forward from a flat surface, as opposed to being freestanding.
What is phonemic awareness?
relates to a student's ability to recognize and identify various sounds within a word.
Explain Deductive v. Inductive reasoning
Deductive: It begins with a general hypothesis or known fact and creates a specific conclusion from that generalization.
Inductive: A method of drawing a probable conclusion from an emerging configuration of data. It occurs by analyzing observations and discovering common patterns.
Explain the 1st, 2nd, 13th, 18th, 19th and 21st amendments
1st 1791 Rights to Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, Petition
2nd 1791 Right to Bear Arms
13th 1865 Abolition of Slavery and Involuntary Servitude
18th 1919 Prohibition
19th 1920 Women's Right to Vote
21st 1933 Repeal of 18th Amendment (Prohibition)
What are the 5 types of energy?
MELTS
Explain the Renaissance period
Fifteenth-Century Italian art 1400-1500 Golden Age of Florence, Medici (powerful family of bankers and dictators), art more noticeably individualized
The High Renaissance 1495-1527 All of the recognized Renaissance pieces created during this time, Leonardo da Vinci (Mona Lisa), Michelangelo (Sistine Chapel frescoes, David and Moses sculptures), Raphael (School of Athens fresco), and others (Titian, Correggio, Giorgione, Bellini)