CH 10: Science

Children have a sense of ___________________ and natural curiosity about objects and events in their environment.

• humor

• timing

• wonder

All preschools, regardless of the level of resources and access to nature, can use their existing resources to create a program with meaningful science learning experiences.

• true

• false

The indoor and outdoor environments provide the context for children’s physical and social explorations and construction of scientific concepts.

• true

• false

Teachers should consider _____________________ in scientific tools and materials for children with special needs.

• adaptations

• questions

• preparation

Teachers should _________children in exploring their questions.

• follow

• lead

• guide

Teachers should use the outdoors for ______________________ explorations and investigations

• rare

• natural

• common

Which items would NOT be considered a typical measurement tool?

• thermometer

• tape measure

• tweezers

Which of the following items would not be considered Natural Materials?

• sea shells

• soil

• plastic lids

The preschool learning foundations for science are organized into four broad categories or strands:

ο ___________________ Inquiry

ο Physical Sciences

ο Life Sciences

ο Earth Sciences

• Mathematical

• Scientific

• Natural

Young children’s experience of science is an interplay between ________________ knowledge (what children learn about) and _______________skills (the skills and processes they apply to explore and develop knowledge and understanding of scientific ideas).

• complex, simple

• content, inquiry

• topic, local