Which One of the Following Teachers Is Engaging Students in a Developmentally

question 18

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following teachers is engaging students in a developmentally appropriate science activity?

• A) Mr. Kirk's kindergartners are hypothesizing about why the sun appears to rise and set in the sky.
• B) Ms. Hannigan's third-grade class is studying water molecules as part of a unit on the water cycle.
• C) In his high school astronomy class, Mr. Brulet limits his unit on the solar system to characteristics of each of the nine planets.
• D) Ms. Polumbo's tenth-grade biology class is engaged in cataloguing the different kinds of grass that grow in the softball field.

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