Content exam 305 stuvia Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Host - ANSWERSa food source Decrease in atmospheric pressure - ANSWERSassociated with stormy weather and precipitation Barometer - ANSWERSan instrument that measures atmospheric pressure Anemometer - ANSWERSmeasures the speed of wind or gas current Hygrometer - ANSWERSmeasures humidity of air or gas Independent Variable - ANSWERSquantity that is known, plotted along the X-axis Dependent Variable - ANSWERSquantity that is unknown, plotted along the Y-axis Recessive - ANSWERSl...

The Illinois Learning Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy include teaching students at the fourth-grade level how to use context, Greek and Latin roots, and reference materials to promote vocabulary acquisition. Which of the following statements best explains how these strategies contribute to students' overall reading development and will help them develop college and career readiness in vocabulary? A. Students need to develop a variety of independent word-learning strategies t...

Area of a circle = - ANSWERSπr² Circumference of a circle - ANSWERS2πr Area of a rectangle = - ANSWERSL x W Area of a triangle = - ANSWERS1/2 x bh Pythagorean Theorem - ANSWERSa²+b²=c² Special Right Triangles (degrees) - ANSWERSrefers to the 45-45-90 and 30-60-90 right triangles Volume = - ANSWERSL x W x H Volume of a cylinder = - ANSWERSπr²h Volume of a sphere = - ANSWERS4/3πr³ Volume of a cone = - ANSWERS1/3πr²h Volume of a pyramid = - ANSWERS1/3 x L x...

States several general reasons for establishing a government, shares the purpose of the government - ANSWERSThe preamble of the US Constitution the right to follow one's own beliefs in matters of religion and morality (dont have to stand for pledge) - ANSWERSfreedom of conscience policy maker, executive order,commander and chief, head of executive branch, national party leader. - ANSWERSPowers of the President A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the ot...

The Illinois Learning Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy include teaching students at the fourth-grade level how to use context, Greek and Latin roots, and reference materials to promote vocabulary acquisition. Which of the following statements best explains how these strategies contribute to students' overall reading development and will help them develop college and career readiness in vocabulary? A. Students need to develop a variety of independent word-learning strategies t...

Homophones - ANSWERSThese are words that are pronounced the same, but have different meanings. Ex. There, Their and They're Monosyllabic - ANSWERShaving only one syllable Tier One Words - ANSWERS~ high frequency words that are used in everyday speech [food, daddy, the] Tier Two Words - ANSWERS~ words that occur frequently in academic texts, are central to comprehension, and cross content areas. ~ meaning of the words may change across disciplines [product, concern, calculate, conclus...

Phonemic Awareness - ANSWERSThe ability to hear, identify, and manipulate the individual sounds, phonemes, in oral language. Includes segmenting a spoken word into its component sounds and counting the number of heard sounds. A blench counts as 2 sounds (fr), a digraph constitutes as one sound (sh). Dipthong - ANSWERS2 vowels in which the sound begins at the first vowel and moves toward the sound of the second vowel (snout=ou/boy=oy) Consonant Blend - ANSWERSTwo or more consecutive consona...

An elementary school teacher guides students through the preamble of the US Constitution. This activity would be most effective in enhancing students' understanding of the: - ANSWERSPurposes of government (the preamble states several general reasons for establishing a government). Which of the following excerpts from the U.S. Constitution could a teacher best use to help explain the small number of amendments added to the original document since it was written in 1787? - ANSWERSThe Congress ...

The preamble of the US Constitution - ANSWERSStates several general reasons for establishing a government, shares the purpose of the government freedom of conscience - ANSWERSthe right to follow one's own beliefs in matters of religion and morality (dont have to stand for pledge) Powers of the President - ANSWERSpolicy maker, executive order,commander and chief, head of executive branch, national party leader. Checks and Balances - ANSWERSA system that allows each branch of government ...

Noun - ANSWERSA person, place, thing, or idea Common Noun - ANSWERSThe class or group of people, place,or things. (Not Capitalized) Examples: people-boy, girl, worker, manager. places-school, bank, home. things-dog, cat, truck. Proper Nouns - ANSWERSNames of specific person, place, or thing. (Capitalized) people- George Washington. Places: Los Angeles, New York. Things-Statue of Liberty, Earth. General Nouns - ANSWERSThe names of conditions or ideas. condition-beauty, strength. idea-tru...