Deck 9: Beyond the Science Kit

Question 1

A circuit with a battery in a battery holder, two bulbs in bulb holders, and three wires (connected to each other instead of to the battery) is called a:

A) parallel circuit.
B) series circuit.
C) discontinued circuit.
D) current circuit.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Students learn that traditional incandescent light bulbs are being phased out, to be replaced by _________________     ___________________ light bulbs.

Answer 2

compact fluorescent

Question 3

The collection of methods and strategies that specifically help people learn science is called science pedagogical _____________    _______________.

Answer 3

content knowledge

Question 4

A(n) ________   __________ is a simple circuit in which the flow of electricity has only one path.

Question 5

In a series circuit, if one bulb goes out, the other bulbs:

A) go out.
B) are unaffected.
C) receive more energy.
D) blow up.

Question 6

Negatively charged particles found in atoms are called:

A) electrons.
B) neutrons.
C) protons.
D) nucleus.

Question 7

A pathway for a current is called:

A) electricity.
B) energy.
C) electric circuit.
D) atoms.

Question 8

A(n) ________   __________ is a continuous pathway for an electric charge or current to follow.

Question 9

Fluorescent bulbs differ from incandescent bulbs since they do not use _________ energy to produce the light energy.

Question 10

Incandescent light bulbs glow when the electricity passes through the ______________, which causes it to get very hot.

Question 11

In order to generate electricity, power plants emit harmful _________________ gases.

Question 12

Students better understand the science vocabulary when it is connected to a science ____________.

Question 13

A(n) ________   __________ is a circuit where the flow of electricity has more than one path from the same power source.

Question 14

Science PCK means that knowing the best methods for teaching science is only part of the challenge; you must also know the science ______________.

Question 15

Ms. Travis' motivating question about "buying a pound of electricity" is a way of implementing the _____________ phase of the learning cycle.

Question 16

Electricity is a form of energy and describes a flow of tiny subatomic particles called __________.

Question 17

In a parallel circuit, if one bulb goes out, the other bulbs:

A) go out.
B) are unaffected.
C) receive more energy.
D) blow up.

Question 18

Some students built a quiz board with secret circuits. This was part of the ______________ phase of the learning cycle.

Question 19

When Ms. Travis asked the students to examine the parts of the flashlights, she was engaging them in the ___________________ phase of the learning cycle.

Question 20

For electricity to stop and start flowing through a circuit, a device called a ___________ must be placed in the circuitry.

Question 21

Design an exploration phase that would help students distinguish between simple and parallel circuits.

Question 22

The five-phase model of engage, explore, explain, elaborate, and evaluate is called the:

A) curriculum.
B) learning cycle.
C) content knowledge.
D) assessment.

Question 23

Why do students in Ms. Stone's science class lose interest faster than in Ms. Travis' class?

Question 24

Compared to florescent bulbs, incandescent bulbs produce:

A) less heat.
B) more heat.
C) less light.
D) more light.

Question 25

When producing electricity, power plants emit:

A) heat.
B) gases.
C) toxins.
D) heat, gases, and toxins.

Question 26

The phase of the learning cycle where the students describe their understanding of the topic (but are not formally assessed) is called the:

A) explore phase.
B) explain phase.
C) engage phase.
D) evaluate phase.

Question 27

At the beginning of a lesson if a teacher creates a demonstration to get the students interested in a topic, this would be called the:

A) explore phase.
B) explain phase.
C) engage phase.
D) evaluate phase.

Question 28

Describe two ways that the shoebox house design project employs science and engineering practices.

Question 29

Why does making the shoebox room resemble a design challenge?

Question 30

What is one way you can step away from the electricity kit issue described in question 33?

Question 31

Why did the teacher engage the students in a discussion of CFLs? How was that relevant to the students' learning about electrical circuits?

Question 32

This is a picture of what type of circuit?

A) parallel
B) series
C) continuous
D) broken

Question 33

This is a picture of what type of circuit?

A) parallel
B) series
C) discontinuous
D) static

Question 34

The phase of the learning cycle where students are assessed on their understanding of the topic is called the:

A) explore phase.
B) explain phase.
C) engage phase.
D) evaluate phase.

Question 35

Describe three critiques of the rigid use of the electricity kit materials.