1. Thematic units, projects, and dramatic play are the means for developing a curriculum that is
a.
lecture based.
b.
skills based.
c.
integrated.
d.
organized.
ANSWER:
c
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
MS.CHAR.08.06.01 – Explain how the national standards, play, and thematic units and
projects relate to STEM and STEAM.
NATIONAL STANDARDS:
United States – NAEYC-04b – Understand effective strategies and tools for early education,
including appropriate use of technology.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Understanding
2. Several children are in an area of the room that is set up like a restaurant. Some children are customers studying the
day’s menu and checking the prices; others are waitresses and waiters taking orders and collecting money; and others are
the cooks pretending to measure and mix ingredients. This type of activity in early childhood classrooms would be
considered to be
a.
an excellent setup for applying mathematics and science understandings.
b.
a waste of time for children, who should be memorizing math facts.
c.
a waste of time for children, who should be reading their science textbooks.
d.
far from being in line with national standards for mathematics and science instruction.
ANSWER:
a
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
MS.CHAR.08.06.01 – Explain how the national standards, play, and thematic units and
projects relate to STEM and STEAM.
NATIONAL STANDARDS:
United States – NAEYC-04b – Understand effective strategies and tools for early education,
including appropriate use of technology.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Understanding
3. In a first-grade classroom, children are observing putting dirt in containers and planting seeds, writing stories about
plants, reading books about plants, drawing pictures of plants, and comparing and measuring the leaves from a variety of
plants. There is a graph of My Favorite Plant on the bulletin board. This type of curriculum planning is called teaching
through
a.
textbooks.
b.
variety of ideas.
c.
workbooks.
d.
a thematic unit or a project.
ANSWER:
d
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
MS.CHAR.08.06.01 – Explain how the national standards, play, and thematic units and
projects relate to STEM and STEAM.
NATIONAL STANDARDS:
United States – NAEYC-05a – Understand content knowledge and resources in mathematics
and science.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Understanding
4. Problem solving, reasoning, communication, connections, and hands-on learning can be applied and experienced
through which of the following?
a.
b.
c.
d.
ANSWER:
d
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
MS.CHAR.08.06.01 – Explain how the national standards, play, and thematic units and
projects relate to STEM and STEAM.
NATIONAL STANDARDS:
United States – NAEYC-05a – Understand content knowledge and resources in mathematics
and science.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Understanding
5. In the integrated multicultural curriculum it is appropriate for children to
a.
cook/eat a variety of ethnic dishes.
b.
construct graphs of their favorite foods.
c.
use colorful cultural artifacts in dramatic play.
d.
all of these answers.
ANSWER:
d
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
MS.CHAR.08.06.01 – Explain how the national standards, play, and thematic units and
projects relate to STEM and STEAM.
NATIONAL STANDARDS:
United States – NAEYC.02a – Understand diverse family and community characteristics.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Understanding
6. Field trips are a good way to learn about adult roles.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
True
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
MS.CHAR.08.06.01 – Explain how the national standards, play, and thematic units and
projects relate to STEM and STEAM.
NATIONAL STANDARDS:
United States – NAEYC-04b – Understand effective strategies and tools for early education,
including appropriate use of technology.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Understanding
7. Thematic units, projects, and dramatic play are the means for developing a curriculum that is integrated.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
True
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
MS.CHAR.08.06.01 – Explain how the national standards, play, and thematic units and
projects relate to STEM and STEAM.
NATIONAL STANDARDS:
United States – NAEYC-04b – Understand effective strategies and tools for early education,
including appropriate use of technology.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Understanding
8. Problem solving, reasoning, communication, connections, and hands-on learning cannot be applied and experienced
through projects.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
MS.CHAR.08.06.01 – Explain how the national standards, play, and thematic units and
projects relate to STEM and STEAM.
NATIONAL STANDARDS:
United States – NAEYC-04b – Understand effective strategies and tools for early education,
including appropriate use of technology.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Understanding
Match each item with the correct statement below.
a.
integrated curriculum for mathematics and science
b.
play
c.
thematic units
d.
dramatic role-playing
e.
project
9. Curriculum built around themes selected by the teacher or the children
ANSWER:
c
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
MS.CHAR.08.06.01 – Explain how the national standards, play, and thematic units and
projects relate to STEM and STEAM.
NATIONAL STANDARDS:
United States – NAEYC-04b – Understand effective strategies and tools for early education,
including appropriate use of technology.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Understanding
10. The application of content-area skills, understandings, and processes across the curriculum
ANSWER:
a
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
MS.CHAR.08.06.01 – Explain how the national standards, play, and thematic units and
projects relate to STEM and STEAM.
NATIONAL STANDARDS:
United States – NAEYC-04b – Understand effective strategies and tools for early education,
including appropriate use of technology.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Understanding
11. When children practice what it is like to be an adult
ANSWER:
d
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
MS.CHAR.08.06.01 – Explain how the national standards, play, and thematic units and
projects relate to STEM and STEAM.
NATIONAL STANDARDS:
United States – NAEYC-04b – Understand effective strategies and tools for early education,
including appropriate use of technology.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Understanding
12. The major medium through which children learn
ANSWER:
b
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
MS.CHAR.08.06.01 – Explain how the national standards, play, and thematic units and
projects relate to STEM and STEAM.
NATIONAL STANDARDS:
United States – NAEYC-04b – Understand effective strategies and tools for early education,
including appropriate use of technology.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Understanding
13. A study theme based on children’s interest
ANSWER:
e
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
MS.CHAR.08.06.01 – Explain how the national standards, play, and thematic units and
projects relate to STEM and STEAM.
NATIONAL STANDARDS:
United States – NAEYC-04b – Understand effective strategies and tools for early education,
including appropriate use of technology.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Understanding
14. ____________________ is the major medium through which children learn.
ANSWER:
Play
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
MS.CHAR.08.06.01 – Explain how the national standards, play, and thematic units and
projects relate to STEM and STEAM.
NATIONAL STANDARDS:
United States – NAEYC-04b – Understand effective strategies and tools for early education,
including appropriate use of technology.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Understanding
15. Thematic units, projects, and dramatic play are the means for developing a(n) ____________________ curriculum.
ANSWER:
integrated
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
MS.CHAR.08.06.01 – Explain how the national standards, play, and thematic units and
projects relate to STEM and STEAM.
NATIONAL STANDARDS:
United States – NAEYC-04b – Understand effective strategies and tools for early education,
including appropriate use of technology.
KEYWORDS:
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Understanding