PECT Module 3 – Flashcards
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Students stand shoulder to shoulder and need to walk around without hitting into one another. What concept is being taught to students?
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personal space
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One meeting is held at an elementary school and parents, faculty, community members, and other school officials attend. What is the purpose of this meeting?
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provide a support system for health for kids
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What is an example of a complete protein?
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dairy
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BMI measures what?
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body mass index for percentage of body fat
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What is the common growth pattern of girls v. boys?
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girls grow than boys, boys eventually catch up, and then grow taller than girls
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Unsafe playing is occurring on the playground. After a talk about safety what should the teacher do next with her class?
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create a set of playground rules with her kids
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A teacher notices students are not eating breakfast before school. What should the teacher do?
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prepare a snack and talk about it with kids
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What is an appropriate type of play for parallel play at grade Pre-K ?
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mimicking animals
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What are the 5 stages of play?
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1. on-looker play 2. solitary play 3.parallel play 4. associative play 5. cooperative play
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What does the tire drill of having each child run through hoops one foot in at a time improve? oooo oooo
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agility
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What does flossing prevent?
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plaque
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A child is trying to kick a ball but continually misses. Finally the boy kicks the ball successful. Because the teacher did not interfere what skill was developed?
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perseverance
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What is an example of an "I" message?
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I feel sad when you throw the blocks at me
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What is the importance of stretching?
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to improve flexibility and warm up muscles
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What prevents diseases and illnesses?
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regular hand washing
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What does an active life style at an early age do?
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reduces childhood obesity
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What diseases can be prevented through vaccinations?
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measles mumps rubella, influenza, chicken pox
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What are common math errors children make?
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1. forget to carry 2.order of operations error
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A child is having difficulty with simple math. What should the teacher do?
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conduct an error analysis
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What is norm referencing?
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percentile assessments of a group
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What is criterion referencing?
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percentage assessment of an individual
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How do you allow Kindergarteners develop a set?
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allow students to sort pattern blocks in the order of how they see fit and explain their reasoning
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What do you use a circle graph to represent?
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how parts relate to the whole
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Draw a square. Draw a line from one corner of the square to an opposite corner. What concept is being taught to students?
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right triangles
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There are random stacks of blocks. Some stacks have an equal amount and some stacks have one more block. What concept is being taught?
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even and odd numbers
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How does a teacher build math inquiry?
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allow students to see that there are multiple ways to solve a problem and let students use whichever way they see fit.
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What concepts are being taught here? ooooo ooooo ooooo
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multiplication and area
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A teacher puts x+4=10 on the board. What is the concept being taught here?
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variables
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Why is it important to do calendar everyday?
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collect data and statistics
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How does a teacher teach the unit of measurement?
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allow students to sort different length sticks from shortest to longest
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A student is having difficulty counting. What should the teacher do to help the student?
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Have the child count blocks out loud and after each block is counted it is placed in a bucket
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When children recognize 5 oreos are the same as 5 tires, what concept does a child understand?
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number sense
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What is number sense?
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the size of an object does not matter because 5 oreos are the same as 5 tires.
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How do you teach algebra to Pre-K students?
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patterns
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What helps teach geometry to Pre-K students?
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relationships
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What is the spiral effect?
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geometry and algebra
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What is an abacus used to teach?
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place value
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Why is the concept of counting on important?
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important to learn addition
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What is counting on?
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counting from a known smaller number to get a final answer
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What is scientific inquiry?
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children are doing the most scientific investigation (not a poster or presentation)
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How much energy is transferred from one level to the next level in a food chain?
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small amount is transferred
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How much energy is lost from one level to the next level in a food chain?
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large amount is lost
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Where does the energy go when it is lost from one level to the next?
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lost to heat
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How do you help children understand pest control?
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set up a natural barrier
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What should the teacher allow children to do first before conducting an experiment?
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allow students to play/manipulate/explore on their own
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What concept is age appropriate for 4th grade when teaching ramps/balls/trucks?
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potential and kinetic energy
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What concept is age appropriate for Kindergarten when teaching ramps/balls/trucks?
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gravity
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How do you teach how vast the solar system is to 4th grade students?
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proportional map of the classroom
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How do you measure the rotation of the earth?
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sundial
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What does shinning a light through a fish tank of water and milk show?
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refraction of colors
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When you shine a red light on different color objects the light is brown. When the red light is shinning on a red object the light is red. Why?
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red light reflects red wave lengths and all other colors absorb wave lengths
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How do you teach 4th graders about different lengths and colors of light?
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white light shinning on a prism in a dark room
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Why does color move across paper when dipped in water solution?
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chromatography- colors craw out of the black marker because black leaks all of the colors. different colors are different lengths and travel up the paper at different speeds.
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What is important to ensure valid scientific research when conducting an experiment?
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only change one variable
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What do you do to support observation skills?
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sorting
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What is Piaget's law of conservation?
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same amount of water in a tall tub and flat tub that both hold the same amount of water. they look different but they are both holding the exact same amount.
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How do you use a rubric?
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self-evaulation
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What is an authentic assessment?
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real life task assessed with a rubric
