Elementary Social Studies Methods
C104 WGU (Western Governors
University) Exam Questions and
Answers (Rated A+)
Which activities support a society-centered approach to promoting citizenship in
the classroom? - correct answer ✅Completing group projects
What are two developmentally appropriate ways to teach third graders about
individual rights and responsibilities? - correct answer ✅Organize and complete a
class service project for the school; Have a student explain why there are rules
and consequences after a rule is broken.
A fourth-grade teacher would like to teach how decisions, consequences,
responsibilities and future opportunities are involved in political decision making.
She decides to incorporate the objective in a classroom discussion about roles of
citizenship in American democracy.
Which strategy is appropriate for this age group? - correct answer ✅Inquiry-
based discussion as to how citizens can participate in a democracy.
Which learning activity will best help fifth grade students to understand the
impact recycling has on their environment? - correct answer ✅Have students
research the importance of recycling then make a presentation at their town
council meeting.
How would taking a field trip to tour the city hall help students investigate the
relationship between citizens and government? - correct answer ✅It would allow
students to see elected officials in action.
,Elementary Social Studies Methods
C104 WGU (Western Governors
University) Exam Questions and
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A sixth-grade teacher would like students to investigate the processes and
responsibilities involved in voting on an increase in real estate taxes.
Which learning activity would support this goal? - correct answer ✅Have
students view a video of the open public meeting on the ballot issue.
Which strategy could a social studies teacher use to help her students understand
how humans learn culture? - correct answer ✅Have students study the
acceptable behavior for children in different countries.
A teacher in a seventh-grade classroom wishes to help her students explore
similarities and differences among cultural groups.
Which would be an appropriate method to meet this goal? - correct answer
✅Have the students compare similarities and differences in the ways various
cultures prepare and share meals.
A principal wants to help the students explore aspects of their own and other
cultures. She decides to ask families to dress in the clothing of their cultural
heritage at the next school event.
How does this experience help the students to meet this principal's learning goal?
- correct answer ✅By allowing the students to experience the variety of cultures
that surround them in their daily life.
, Elementary Social Studies Methods
C104 WGU (Western Governors
University) Exam Questions and
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Which two lessons should a fourth-grade social studies teacher use to teach
students about time, continuity and change? - correct answer ✅A lesson
requiring students to create a timeline of events leading up to the civil war; A
lesson about President Kennedy's election, focusing on voting patterns of city
voters compared to rural voters.
A fourth-grade teacher is beginning a unit on the Vietnam War. The teacher
assigns students to compare America's way of life during the Vietnam War to life
in the twenty-first century.
Which activity would help the teacher meet this objective? - correct answer
✅Students invite their grandparents to come to class and talk about what life
was like in America during the Vietnam War.
How can a second-grade social studies teacher use hands-on artifacts to teach
students about the first Thanksgiving? - correct answer ✅Have students where
simple costumes to wear to the feast.
A first-grade teacher wants students to understand how symbols on a map of the
classroom correlate to actual objects in the classroom. She has students select
one item located in the classroom to draw on a simple map of the classroom.
Students must select a symbol that is similar to the object.
C104 WGU (Western Governors
University) Exam Questions and
Answers (Rated A+)
Which activities support a society-centered approach to promoting citizenship in
the classroom? - correct answer ✅Completing group projects
What are two developmentally appropriate ways to teach third graders about
individual rights and responsibilities? - correct answer ✅Organize and complete a
class service project for the school; Have a student explain why there are rules
and consequences after a rule is broken.
A fourth-grade teacher would like to teach how decisions, consequences,
responsibilities and future opportunities are involved in political decision making.
She decides to incorporate the objective in a classroom discussion about roles of
citizenship in American democracy.
Which strategy is appropriate for this age group? - correct answer ✅Inquiry-
based discussion as to how citizens can participate in a democracy.
Which learning activity will best help fifth grade students to understand the
impact recycling has on their environment? - correct answer ✅Have students
research the importance of recycling then make a presentation at their town
council meeting.
How would taking a field trip to tour the city hall help students investigate the
relationship between citizens and government? - correct answer ✅It would allow
students to see elected officials in action.
,Elementary Social Studies Methods
C104 WGU (Western Governors
University) Exam Questions and
Answers (Rated A+)
A sixth-grade teacher would like students to investigate the processes and
responsibilities involved in voting on an increase in real estate taxes.
Which learning activity would support this goal? - correct answer ✅Have
students view a video of the open public meeting on the ballot issue.
Which strategy could a social studies teacher use to help her students understand
how humans learn culture? - correct answer ✅Have students study the
acceptable behavior for children in different countries.
A teacher in a seventh-grade classroom wishes to help her students explore
similarities and differences among cultural groups.
Which would be an appropriate method to meet this goal? - correct answer
✅Have the students compare similarities and differences in the ways various
cultures prepare and share meals.
A principal wants to help the students explore aspects of their own and other
cultures. She decides to ask families to dress in the clothing of their cultural
heritage at the next school event.
How does this experience help the students to meet this principal's learning goal?
- correct answer ✅By allowing the students to experience the variety of cultures
that surround them in their daily life.
, Elementary Social Studies Methods
C104 WGU (Western Governors
University) Exam Questions and
Answers (Rated A+)
Which two lessons should a fourth-grade social studies teacher use to teach
students about time, continuity and change? - correct answer ✅A lesson
requiring students to create a timeline of events leading up to the civil war; A
lesson about President Kennedy's election, focusing on voting patterns of city
voters compared to rural voters.
A fourth-grade teacher is beginning a unit on the Vietnam War. The teacher
assigns students to compare America's way of life during the Vietnam War to life
in the twenty-first century.
Which activity would help the teacher meet this objective? - correct answer
✅Students invite their grandparents to come to class and talk about what life
was like in America during the Vietnam War.
How can a second-grade social studies teacher use hands-on artifacts to teach
students about the first Thanksgiving? - correct answer ✅Have students where
simple costumes to wear to the feast.
A first-grade teacher wants students to understand how symbols on a map of the
classroom correlate to actual objects in the classroom. She has students select
one item located in the classroom to draw on a simple map of the classroom.
Students must select a symbol that is similar to the object.
