1803 Vocabulary Terms

These terms are in no particular order; however all must be defined as a part of the set-exercises assessment task.

Term Definition
1 2D Shape A shape with only two dimensions (such as width and height) and no thickness.
3D Shape An object with three dimensions (such as height, width and depth) like any object in the real
2 world.
5E Model This model describes a teaching sequence that can be used for entire programs, specific units
3 and individual lessons.
accommoda adjustment, as of differences or to new circumstances.
4 tion
assimilation the process of adapting or adjusting to the culture of
5 a group or nation, or the state of being so adapted.
6 cardinality math’s the property of possessing a cardinal number.
7 centration the act of centering.
classificatio The systematic grouping of organisms according to
n (Science the structural or evolutionary relationships among them.
process
8 skill)
cognitive
constructivi
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communicat to express thoughts, feelings, or information easily or effectively.
ing (Science
1 process
0 skill)
1 concept a general notion or idea.
1
1 conceptual to perceive at a glance the number of items presented.
2 subitizing
conclusion summarize how your results support or contradict your original hypothesis.
1 (Scientific
3 method)
concrete the stage of cognitive development in which a child is capable of performing a variety of
1 operational mental operations and thoughts using concrete concepts.
4 stage
concrete is a three step instructional approach that has been found to be.
pictorial
abstract
1 learning
5 progression
1 conservatio The protection, preservation, management, or restoration of natural environments and the
6 n ecological communities that inhabit them.
1 constructivi
7 st method
controlling is the attempt to reduce the effect of confounding variables in an observational study or
variables experiment.
1 (More
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1 data a series of observations, measurements, or facts, information.
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2 disequilibriu a loss or absence of equilibrium.
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2 equilibrium a state in which opposing forces or influences are balanced.
1
2 estimation Judgment, respect.
2
Formal
2 Operations
3 Stage
hypothesis A statement that explains or makes generalizations about
2 (Scientific a set of facts or principles, usually forming a
4 method) basis for possible experiments to confirm its viability.
hypothesizi To form a hypothesis.
ng (More
complex
science
2 process
5 skill)
inferring to guess, speculate, surmise.
(science
2 process
6 skill)
2 informal
7 experience
inquiry- Inquiry is something that students do, not something that is done to them.
based
2 learning
8 (IBL)
2 learning is a concept of how people learn from experience.
9 cycle
3 logical
0 grouping
3 measuring a quantity, degree, or proportion.
1
measuring
(science
3 process
2 skill)
more is somewhat self-explanatory, it refers to someone who has a better understanding or a higher
3 knowledgea ability level than the learner.
3 ble other
3 naturalistic resembling something that exists or occurs in nature.
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observing to see, watch, perceive, or notice.

(science
3 process
5 skill)
one to one understanding that one group has the same number of things as another group.
3 correspond
6 ence
3 perceptual recognizing a number without using other mathematical processes.
7 subitizing
predicting to foretell the future, make a prediction.
(science
3 process
8 skill)
pre- this stage, children begin to engage in symbolic play and learn to manipulate symbols.
3 operational
9 stage
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4 Mathematic
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4 process skill Skills used to manage and modify actions in the completing of daily living tasks.
1
4 rational a child's ability to assign a number to the objects she is counting.
2 counting
4 reversibility capable of reestablishing the original condition after a change by the reverse of the change.
3
4 rote the simplest number concept that children develop, and it merely consists of counting
4 counting numbers sequentially.
4 scaffolding teaching method that enables a student to solve a problem, carry out a task, or achieve a goal
5 through a gradual shedding of outside assistance.
4 science communicating, classifying, measuring, inferring, and predicting.
6 process skill
scientific a method of research in which a problem is identified
4 method , relevant data are gathered, a hypothesis is
7 formulated from these data, and the hypothesis is empirically tested.
4 sensory characterized as the period of a child's life when learning occurs through a child's sensory
8 motor stage and motor interactions with the physical environment.
4 seriation the arrangement of a collection of artifacts into a chronological sequence.
9
social sociological theory of knowledge according to which human development is socially situated
5 constructivi and knowledge is constructed through interaction with others.
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5 sorting the process by which sedimentary particles become separated according to some particularch
1 aracteristic, as size or shape.
5 spatial the ability to be aware of oneself in space.
2 awareness
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5 structured is not open-ended for the students to totally define out of their own experience.
4 experience
student-
5 directed
5 inquiry
5 teachable an event or experience which presents a good opportunity for learning something about a
6 moment particular aspect of life.
teacher-
5 directed
7 inquiry
5 testable is one that can be answered by designing and conducting an experiment.
8 question
5 volume A measure of the loudness or intensity of a sound.
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