WGU-C108: Pre-Assessment Elementary
Science Methods (YNC1) (PYNC)
A fourth-grade teacher wants the class to participate in an inquiry lesson using magnets. The
teacher wants to ensure students have opportunities to fo
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WGU-C108: Pre-Assessment Elementary
Science Methods (YNC1) (PYNC)
A fourth-grade teacher wants the class to participate in an inquiry lesson using magnets. The
teacher wants to ensure students have opportunities to formulate and test hypotheses.
Which strategy should the teacher use to achieve this objective? (1.1 Processes of Science:
Integrating Science as a Practice)
-Students should be given various sized magnets to measure, weigh, and then group according to
size.
-Students should watch a short video on how magnets are used in daily life and then rank the
most important uses of magnets.
-Students should use if-then statements while making observations about magnets interacting
with various metal and non-metal objects.
-Students should discuss which magnets have the strongest attraction after watching the teacher
move various metal objects with the magnets.
A teacher wants to maximize scientific inquiry during a unit on healthcare. To impact student
learning and process skill building, the teacher accepts an offer from a medical doctor to work
with the class.
How can the teacher include multiple science process skills during instruction? (1.1 Processes of
Science: Integrating Science as a Practice)
-After the doctor discusses her experiences seeing patients, have students create a list of healthy
snacks, and write and produce a play that has a medical theme.
-After the doctor demonstrates an experiment, have students work in groups to summarize the
experiment, predict why it worked, interview the doctor about the experiment, and listen to a
follow-up discussion ensuring their understanding.
-After the doctor answers students' pre-determined questions, have groups of students interview
the doctor, take notes over a video about careers in the medical profession, and take a virtual
field trip to a hospital while the doctor narrates.
-After the doctor shares highlights from her career, have students explore medical-related topics,
create if-then statements, design and test experiments with the doctor's help, and share their
results with the class.
A third-grade teacher wants the students to make meaningful, grade-appropriate measurements.
Which activity supports this objective? (1.1 Processes of Science: Integrating Science as a
Practice)
-Practicing with rulers and converting measurements to metric units.
-Using precision methods and tools to make observations and to hypothesize.
-Measuring objects on the playground in inches, feet, and y
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