1. Which of the following sets of materials is designed to help children learn about geometric shapes?
a.
Attribute blocks, play dough, tempera paint
b.
Floor plans, geoboards, maps
c.
Geoboards, attribute blocks, puzzles
d.
Geoboards, attribute blocks, unit blocks
ANSWER:
d
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
MS.CHAR.08.12.01 – Select appropriate materials and set up learning centers for math and
science in line with national standards.
NATIONAL STANDARDS:
United States – NAEYC-01c – Create healthy, respectful, supportive, and challenging
learning environments.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Understanding
2. Valuable pictorial math materials include
a.
picture books.
b.
balls.
c.
buttons.
d.
blocks.
ANSWER:
a
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
MS.CHAR.08.12.01 – Select appropriate materials and set up learning centers for math and
science in line with national standards.
NATIONAL STANDARDS:
United States – NAEYC-01c – Create healthy, respectful, supportive, and challenging
learning environments.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Understanding
3. Which one of the following is not a concrete teaching aid?
a.
Unifix CubesÒ
b.
Dried beans
c.
Sand
d.
A worksheet
ANSWER:
d
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
MS.CHAR.08.12.01 – Select appropriate materials and set up learning centers for math and
science in line with national standards.
NATIONAL STANDARDS:
United States – NAEYC-01c – Create healthy, respectful, supportive, and challenging
learning environments.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Understanding
4. Materials for mathematics should be stored
a.
b.
c.
d.
ANSWER:
d
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
MS.CHAR.08.12.01 – Select appropriate materials and set up learning centers for math and
science in line with national standards.
NATIONAL STANDARDS:
United States – NAEYC. 05c – Design, implement, and evaluate developmentally meaningful
and challenging curriculum.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Understanding
5. Math materials should not have which of the following characteristics?
a.
Be versatile
b.
Fit the objectives of the curriculum
c.
Fit the developmental levels of the children
d.
Specifically fit only one purpose
ANSWER:
d
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
MS.CHAR.08.12.01 – Select appropriate materials and set up learning centers for math and
science in line with national standards.
NATIONAL STANDARDS:
United States – NAEYC. 05c – Design, implement, and evaluate developmentally meaningful
and challenging curriculum.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Understanding
6. What is the primary advantage of purchasing a publisher’s kit?
a.
Kits provide opportunities for hands-on learning.
b.
Kits can be used as supplementary material.
c.
Kits contain consumable supplies.
d.
Kits are self-contained and ready to use.
ANSWER:
d
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
MS.CHAR.08.12.01 – Select appropriate materials and set up learning centers for math and
science in line with national standards.
NATIONAL STANDARDS:
United States – NAEYC-01c – Create healthy, respectful, supportive, and challenging
learning environments.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Understanding
7. What is the most appropriate reason for having learning centers in the science classroom?
a.
Children’s interest stems from the materials and experiences available to them.
b.
Having the materials in one place makes instruction more convenient.
c.
Boxes can be stored under a learning center.
d.
Children prefer to organize materials in a learning center.
ANSWER:
a
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
MS.CHAR.08.12.01 – Select appropriate materials and set up learning centers for math and
science in line with national standards.
NATIONAL STANDARDS:
United States – NAEYC. 05c – Design, implement, and evaluate developmentally meaningful
and challenging curriculum.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Understanding
8. The primary goal of which of the following types of centers is to motivate children to want to learn more about the
subject at the center?
a.
Inquiry learning center
b.
Science interest center
c.
Open learning center
d.
Discovery center
ANSWER:
b
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
MS.CHAR.08.12.01 – Select appropriate materials and set up learning centers for math and
science in line with national standards.
NATIONAL STANDARDS:
United States – NAEYC. 05c – Design, implement, and evaluate developmentally meaningful
and challenging curriculum.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Understanding
9. According to the text, which of the following questions needs to be asked when selecting science materials for the
learning center?
a.
Are the materials open-ended?
b.
Are the materials designed for action?
c.
Are the materials appropriate for the maturity of the children?
d.
All of these answers
ANSWER:
d
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
MS.CHAR.08.12.01 – Select appropriate materials and set up learning centers for math and
science in line with national standards.
NATIONAL STANDARDS:
United States – NAEYC. 05c – Design, implement, and evaluate developmentally meaningful
and challenging curriculum.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Understanding
10. Preoperational children can work with pencil and paper.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
MS.CHAR.08.12.01 – Select appropriate materials and set up learning centers for math and
science in line with national standards.
NATIONAL STANDARDS:
United States – NAEYC-01c – Create healthy, respectful, supportive, and challenging
learning environments.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Understanding
11. Throughout the concrete operations period, new concepts should be introduced using abstract representation.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
MS.CHAR.08.12.01 – Select appropriate materials and set up learning centers for math and
science in line with national standards.
NATIONAL STANDARDS:
United States – NAEYC-01c – Create healthy, respectful, supportive, and challenging
learning environments.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Understanding
12. Science kits are self-contained, complete, and ready to use.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
True
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
MS.CHAR.08.12.01 – Select appropriate materials and set up learning centers for math and
science in line with national standards.
NATIONAL STANDARDS:
United States – NAEYC. 05c – Design, implement, and evaluate developmentally meaningful
and challenging curriculum.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Understanding
13. Versatility is important when selecting math materials.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
True
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
MS.CHAR.08.12.01 – Select appropriate materials and set up learning centers for math and
science in line with national standards.
NATIONAL STANDARDS:
United States – NAEYC. 05c – Design, implement, and evaluate developmentally meaningful
and challenging curriculum.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Understanding
Match each item with the correct statement below.
a.
real objects, real objects used with pictorial
representations, two-dimensional cutouts,
and pictures
d.
wipe-off folders and paper and pencil
b.
stories, poems, and pictures
e.
open learning center
c.
discovery center
14. An active center where some action is taken on materials and questions and comments result
ANSWER:
c
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
MS.CHAR.08.12.01 – Select appropriate materials and set up learning centers for math and
science in line with national standards.
NATIONAL STANDARDS:
United States – NAEYC-01c – Create healthy, respectful, supportive, and challenging
learning environments.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Understanding
15. Sink and float is an example of this type of center.
ANSWER:
e
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
MS.CHAR.08.12.01 – Select appropriate materials and set up learning centers for math and
science in line with national standards.
NATIONAL STANDARDS:
United States – NAEYC-01c – Create healthy, respectful, supportive, and challenging
learning environments.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Understanding
16. Math materials that children who are in the transition to concrete operations might be able to use
ANSWER:
d
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
MS.CHAR.08.12.01 – Select appropriate materials and set up learning centers for math and
science in line with national standards.
NATIONAL STANDARDS:
United States – NAEYC-01c – Create healthy, respectful, supportive, and challenging
learning environments.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Understanding
17. Math materials that preoperational children can use
ANSWER:
a
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
MS.CHAR.08.12.01 – Select appropriate materials and set up learning centers for math and
science in line with national standards.
NATIONAL STANDARDS:
United States – NAEYC-01c – Create healthy, respectful, supportive, and challenging
learning environments.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Understanding
18. Sources that enrich the math curriculum and help teach math vocabulary
ANSWER:
b
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
MS.CHAR.08.12.01 – Select appropriate materials and set up learning centers for math and
science in line with national standards.
NATIONAL STANDARDS:
United States – NAEYC-01c – Create healthy, respectful, supportive, and challenging
learning environments.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Understanding
19. When new materials are introduced to the math center, children need time to ____________________ the materials
before they are used for structured activities.
ANSWER:
explore
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
MS.CHAR.08.12.01 – Select appropriate materials and set up learning centers for math and
science in line with national standards.
NATIONAL STANDARDS:
United States – NAEYC-01c – Create healthy, respectful, supportive, and challenging
learning environments.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Understanding
20. A(n) ____________________ learning center takes a more directed approach and focuses on a science concept or
topic, and contains materials to be manipulated by the children.
ANSWER:
inquiry
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
MS.CHAR.08.12.01 – Select appropriate materials and set up learning centers for math and
science in line with national standards.
NATIONAL STANDARDS:
United States – NAEYC. 05c – Design, implement, and evaluate developmentally meaningful
and challenging curriculum.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Understanding
21. A science ____________________ center reinforces, enriches, and supplements ongoing programs with materials that
stimulate children’s interest.
ANSWER:
interest
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
MS.CHAR.08.12.01 – Select appropriate materials and set up learning centers for math and
science in line with national standards.
NATIONAL STANDARDS:
United States – NAEYC. 05c – Design, implement, and evaluate developmentally meaningful
and challenging curriculum.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Understanding
22. When selecting science materials, it is important for the materials to be _________________________.
ANSWER:
open-ended
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
MS.CHAR.08.12.01 – Select appropriate materials and set up learning centers for math and
science in line with national standards.
NATIONAL STANDARDS:
United States – NAEYC-01c – Create healthy, respectful, supportive, and challenging
learning environments.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Understanding
23. Children with special needs can benefit from materials that are _____________, such as those designed by Maria
Montessori.
ANSWER:
self-correcting
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
MS.CHAR.08.12.01 – Select appropriate materials and set up learning centers for math and
science in line with national standards.
NATIONAL STANDARDS:
United States – NAEYC. 05c – Design, implement, and evaluate developmentally meaningful
and challenging curriculum.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Understanding
24. __________ should always be a factor in selection of materials by considering children’s individual and cultural
characteristics, language, social and emotional needs, cognitive needs, and physical and motor needs.
ANSWER:
Diversity
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
MS.CHAR.08.12.01 – Select appropriate materials and set up learning centers for math and
science in line with national standards.
NATIONAL STANDARDS:
United States – NAEYC-02a – Know and understand diverse family and community
characteristics.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Understanding