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Science experiences for young children take advantage of their ability to think logically and abstractly.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

Question 2

It is just as important for a teacher to tell children about a scientific phenomenon as it is for them to observe or experiment with it.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

Question 3

In the numeral 5,712, the
 
  a. 5 means 5 thousands.
  b. 7 means 7 hundreds.
  c. 1 means one 10.
  d. 2 means 2 ones.
  e. all of these answers.

Question 4

Since photos are useful devices for science teaching and learning it is essential to provide children with disposable or digital cameras to take photographs.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

Question 5

Identify the example that fits the method of teaching place value that is described in the text.
 
  a. A second-grade teacher has given one of her students 35 Unifix Cubes and asked him to make as many groups of 10 as he can.
  b. A primary teacher is beginning instruction on two-digit addition with simple problems such as 12 + 41 so that the students will not have to regroup and rename right away.
  c. Some primary children are exploring with calculators. Their teacher has suggested that they make a list of the numbers 19, 29, 39, and 49 and predict what will happen if 1 is added to each. Then they are to try these operations with their calculators, write down what happens, and share the results with the other children and the teacher.

Question 6

Although children generally want to take home everything they find (such as seeds or tree bark), you should encourage them to examine what they find and then return it to its natural location instead.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

Question 7

Understanding that when a 1 is taken from the 10s column to the 1s column its actually 10 that has been moved demonstrates a knowledge of
 
  a. regrouping.
  b. renaming.
  c. place value.
  d. naming.

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