Deck 12: Science Center

Question 1

Preschool children learn science concepts best by:

A)reading science picture books.
B)viewing appropriate videos and DVDs.
C)doing teacher-guided projects.
D)using hands-on discovery.

Answer 1

D

Question 2

The teacher's most important role in the Science Center is:

A)recording children's results.
B)showing children how to use the equipment.
C)answering all the questions the children ask.
D)setting up the center so children can use it easily.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Teachers can determine science accomplishments, needs, and plans for each child by:

A)watching them closely.
B)observing and recording about each child on the Child Interaction Form.
C)interviewing each child after the project is finished.
D)asking them questions about what they learned.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Making science personal becomes possible when the:

A)children decide to be one of the insects.
B)children name their insects.
C)children make insect costumes.
D)teacher reads stories about insects.

Question 5

The book Stellaluna can be integrated into every learning center in all of the following ways EXCEPT by:

A)making bat wings in the Art Center.
B)writing a "Diary of a Bat" in the Writing Center.
C)reading the story in the Book Center.
D)counting the African animals in the Math Center.

Question 6

Children in one class found that no two snowflakes were alike by:

A)bringing a bucket of snow inside to observe the snowflakes.
B)catching snowflakes outside with their hands.
C)looking at snowflakes outside with a magnifying glass.
D)looking at pictures of snowflakes in a book.

Question 7

The idea that young children acquire knowledge by self-discovery is not the way science works for preschoolers. ​

Question 8

Children's learning in the Appropriate Practices Curriculum should be documented by the children themselves. ​

Question 9

Set up the Science Center based on the:

A)curriculum you must follow.
B)topics of real interest to the children.
C)topics that last year's children liked best.
D)science text your program is using.

Question 10

Science for preschool children is:

A)more difficult than reading.
B)a process for finding out.
C)best combined with math.
D)mostly about plants and animals.

Question 11

When children show little or no curiosity about things in preschool:

A)you will need to read them many exciting books.
B)it means they are probably not curious at home.
C)they may be too restricted at home.
D)they are not interested in science to begin with.

Question 12

The first part of the scientific method includes:

A)posing a problem or question.
B)predicting what will happen.
C)reading books about it.
D)conducting the investigation.

Question 13

Giving a fear a name helps diffuse its power.

Question 14

Children who hold a magnifying glass up to their eyes as spectacles are exhibiting:

A)the meaning level of interaction.
B)the manipulation level of interaction.
C)the mastery level of interaction.
D)a new way to use the magnifying glass.

Question 15

Science activities can promote social development by:

A)forming teams for each project.
B)learning to share.
C)choosing different tasks for each child.
D)having the teacher assign necessary tasks.

Question 16

Mia picks up nails with a magnet, takes them off, and repeats. Mia is exhibiting:

A)the meaning level of interaction.
B)the manipulation level of interaction.
C)the mastery level of interaction.
D)an interest in pounding nails.

Question 17

Sensory exploration in preschool science involves all of the following EXCEPT:

A)viewing water through a magnifying glass.
B)using an egg beater in the water table with and without soap.
C)comparing smells of faucet and bottled water.
D)stacking blocks of different sizes.

Question 18

Science activities in preschool become popular when:

A)the teacher leads the way.
B)the teacher follows children's interests.
C)the topics are exciting.
D)the activities vary from year to year.

Question 19

Preschool children need to be concerned about "why" things are the way they are and not "how" they look, act, and interact.

Question 20

The scientific method that preschool children follow is different from that used by real scientists.

Question 21

Looking through the wrong end of binoculars displays a level of ____________.

Question 22

Children want documentation because ____________.

Question 23

The teacher's job is to ____________ and then to follow the children's lead.

Question 24

Preschoolers often focus on the sense of ____________.

Question 25

Documentation should occur in ____________.

Question 26

Using the six steps in the scientific method, describe how you would help the children do an experiment to find out something about insects, trees, water, or aquarium fish.