Karen Ravitch has her fifth graders working on activities in which they determine the densities of different liquids, such as water, alcohol, cooking oil, and glycerin, by putting equal volumes on balances and seeing which ones are heavier. The also see which ones will float on others by pouring them together. "This is the only way they get to where they really understand the ideas," Karen
contends.
Karen's approach to science is most strongly grounded in:
a. perennialism.
b. essentialism.
c. progressivism.
d. social reconstructionism.
c
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a. True b. False
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A. outsiders may not understand how things are done in the district. B. promoting current employees is cheaper than hiring outsiders. C. promoting from within helps raise employees' morale. D. outsiders are more likely to move on after a short time.
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a. shared reading b. guided reading c. choral reading d. echo reading
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A. event recording. B. intensity recording. C. duration recording. D. frequency recording.