Exam 7: Science Education for Students With Learning Differences

W A science teacher is engaging the students in an investigation of space travel. How might the teacher ensure that this topic is relevant to the students of each cultural background represented in the class?

W When teaching science to English language learners, teachers should do which of the following?

Which of the following is likely to hinder girls from learning how to do science?

Difficulties involved in teaching science to English language learners include which of the following?

W Teaching strategies that are most appropriate to use in teaching science to a class with diverse cultural backgrounds include

One difficulty in planning for students who are gifted and talented is that

Instructional devices that help English language learners achieve in science include which of the following?

What of the following science activities would be most suitable for elementary students with learning disabilities?

of the following activities would be most suitable for girls in a middle grades science class?

Which of the following strategies would be most appropriate for teaching science to students with special needs?

W What federal law governs the education of students who are gifted and talented?

According to the text, students with special needs include which of the following categories?

How are students who are gifted and talented in science best identified?

According to the text, what generalization can be made about how well girls can learn science?

What federal law governs the education of students with special needs in schools that accept federal funds for that purpose?

The most appropriate science curriculum to use in a class of students with several different cultural backgrounds would be based on

W According to the text, which is the most productive way of grouping students who are gifted and talented in science?

W An elementary science teacher has a new student who was assigned just today; the student speaks no English at all. The teacher has planned to engage the students in an activity in which groups of students will investigate the relationship between the number of batteries connected to each other and the brightness of a flashlight bulb that is connected to the batteries. What should the teacher do with the new student?

What is an argument in support of inclusive classrooms?

A science teacher has 15 Caucasian students, 5 African American students, 3 Asian American students, one Hispanic student, and one Native American student in the class. The teacher is planning to engage the students in individual inquiries into the effects of throwing trash into a stream on the water quality of the stream by studying a stream behind the school. What cultural factors should the teacher consider?