W According to the Text, What Is the Role of a Science

question 19

Multiple Choice

W According to the text, what is the role of a science textbook in a constructivist science class?

• A) The text enables the teacher to teach science through reading instead of through inquiry activities.
• B) The text supplements the inquiry investigations that the students are undertaking.
• C) The text enables the teacher to write tests easily.
• D) The text is considered to be the curriculum of the class and thus frees the teacher from having to write lesson plans.
• E) All of the above
• F) None of the above

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Definitions:

Ectoderm

The outermost layer of cells or tissue of an embryo in early development, giving rise to the formation of the nervous system and the skin epidermis.

Germ Layer

One of the three primary layers of cells (ectoderm, mesoderm, endoderm) in the early embryo from which all the organs and tissues of the body eventually develop.

Excretory System

A system of organs responsible for the removal of waste products and excess substances from an organism's body.

Ectoderm

The outermost layer of cells or tissue of an embryo in early development, giving rise to the epidermis and nervous system among others.