Certify Teacher Social Studies Midterm
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A first-grade teacher is planning a geography lesson to help students understand the concept of natural
resources and recognize examples of such resources. After completing the lesson, the teacher can best
assess student learning of lesson content by using which of the following approaches? - Answer The
teacher names various items, including some that are natural resources and others that are not, and has
the class identify which of the items names are natural resources.
According to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills curriculum, all of the following are major goals for
social studies instruction at the 2nd-3rd grade elementary level, except — - Answer to teach students
to recognize important dates and time periods in U.S. history.
While planning for an upcoming unit on the Great Depression, Mrs. Greene decides that she wants to
incorporate a piece of fiction and some artwork into her unit. Which of the following pairs would best
help Mrs. Greene's students understand the Great Depression? - Answer John Steinbeck's Grapes of
Wrath and the artwork of Dorothea Lange
According to the TEKS, which of the following is an appropriate economic concept for a kindergartener to
understand? - Answer Humans have basic human needs, and these include food, clothing, and shelter.
Use the information in the chart below to answer the question that follows.
Which of the following would be the best way to show the data above? - Answer Table
A fourth-grade teacher who is planning a unit of Texas history has access to a video on the exploration
and early settlement of Texas by Europeans. In deciding whether to spend class time showing the video,
the teacher should place the greatest emphasis on determining if — - Answer The video will provide an
effective means for introducing and/or clarifying instructional content.
Use of an interdisciplinary approach to explore the environmental impact of human activity would
probably be most relevant for a social studies unit on which of the following topics in Texas history? -
, Answer the economic effects of railroad expansion in Texas during the second half of the nineteenth
century
Anthropology differs most from other social sciences in the extent to which it — - Answer focuses on
the culture of groups both in the past and in the present.
A second-grade teacher is planning a lesson on symbols of the United States.
Which of the following would be a developmentally appropriate activity that supports historical thinking
in young children? - Answer The students should work in small groups to look at images of different
symbols and then match the images to short readings about the symbols.
When preparing a lesson on the French Revolution, Ms. Esparza chose to include a lesson on economics.
Which of the following best describes which topics in economics would be necessary for students to
review in order to better understand the French Revolution? - Answer National taxation and
expeditures
A fourth-grade teacher is planning a lesson on Texas American Indians. Which of the following tools
would be the best to use to teach children how geography impacted the economic decisions of the
different American Indians groups in Texas? - Answer Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software
A psychologist would most likely use the term classical conditioning when discussing the — - Answer
type of learning where a specific stimulus causes a certain response.
Which of the following is a true statement regarding the relationships between a research study's
validity and reliability? - Answer A study can be reliable without being valid.
As a consequence of the discoveries of Isaac Newton (1642-1727), scientists came to believe that it was
possible to — - Answer identify and explain the laws that govern the universe.
Which of the following explains why Spaniards explored Texas? - Answer Spain wanted to find riches
and claim new lands.
Exam Questions And Already Passed
Answers.
A first-grade teacher is planning a geography lesson to help students understand the concept of natural
resources and recognize examples of such resources. After completing the lesson, the teacher can best
assess student learning of lesson content by using which of the following approaches? - Answer The
teacher names various items, including some that are natural resources and others that are not, and has
the class identify which of the items names are natural resources.
According to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills curriculum, all of the following are major goals for
social studies instruction at the 2nd-3rd grade elementary level, except — - Answer to teach students
to recognize important dates and time periods in U.S. history.
While planning for an upcoming unit on the Great Depression, Mrs. Greene decides that she wants to
incorporate a piece of fiction and some artwork into her unit. Which of the following pairs would best
help Mrs. Greene's students understand the Great Depression? - Answer John Steinbeck's Grapes of
Wrath and the artwork of Dorothea Lange
According to the TEKS, which of the following is an appropriate economic concept for a kindergartener to
understand? - Answer Humans have basic human needs, and these include food, clothing, and shelter.
Use the information in the chart below to answer the question that follows.
Which of the following would be the best way to show the data above? - Answer Table
A fourth-grade teacher who is planning a unit of Texas history has access to a video on the exploration
and early settlement of Texas by Europeans. In deciding whether to spend class time showing the video,
the teacher should place the greatest emphasis on determining if — - Answer The video will provide an
effective means for introducing and/or clarifying instructional content.
Use of an interdisciplinary approach to explore the environmental impact of human activity would
probably be most relevant for a social studies unit on which of the following topics in Texas history? -
, Answer the economic effects of railroad expansion in Texas during the second half of the nineteenth
century
Anthropology differs most from other social sciences in the extent to which it — - Answer focuses on
the culture of groups both in the past and in the present.
A second-grade teacher is planning a lesson on symbols of the United States.
Which of the following would be a developmentally appropriate activity that supports historical thinking
in young children? - Answer The students should work in small groups to look at images of different
symbols and then match the images to short readings about the symbols.
When preparing a lesson on the French Revolution, Ms. Esparza chose to include a lesson on economics.
Which of the following best describes which topics in economics would be necessary for students to
review in order to better understand the French Revolution? - Answer National taxation and
expeditures
A fourth-grade teacher is planning a lesson on Texas American Indians. Which of the following tools
would be the best to use to teach children how geography impacted the economic decisions of the
different American Indians groups in Texas? - Answer Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software
A psychologist would most likely use the term classical conditioning when discussing the — - Answer
type of learning where a specific stimulus causes a certain response.
Which of the following is a true statement regarding the relationships between a research study's
validity and reliability? - Answer A study can be reliable without being valid.
As a consequence of the discoveries of Isaac Newton (1642-1727), scientists came to believe that it was
possible to — - Answer identify and explain the laws that govern the universe.
Which of the following explains why Spaniards explored Texas? - Answer Spain wanted to find riches
and claim new lands.
