Texas Teacher Certification Practice
EC-6
13th amendment - ANS-Abolished slavery
14th amendment - ANS-Gave African Americans full citizenship
15th amendment - ANS-granted voting rights to African American men
16th amendment - ANS-Allowed federal income tax
19th amendment - ANS-gave women the right to vote
5 Kingdoms - ANS-Monera, protista, fungi, plants, animals
5E model - ANS-Model of science instruction that includes Engage, explore, explain,
elaborate, evaluate
6+1 Trait Writing - ANS-Emphasizes 7 elements of writing: organization, ideas, voice, word
choice, sentence fluency, conventions, presentation
activation energy - ANS-the energy necessary to convert potential energy into kinetic
energy (starting a car)
Age of discovery - ANS-(1400-1700) This period includes the renaissance, the development
of the Aztecs and Incas, Columbus comes to America
alphabetic writing system - ANS-Uses sounds of language as basic units with phonetic
signs
American Revolution - ANS-This war began in the outskirts of Concord and Lexington, Paul
Revere warned colonists that the British were approaching
Analogous (ANS): Originate from distinct ancestors but share the same structure or
function. anemometer - ANS-measures wind
Aphasia - ANS-a language processing disorder than can be either receptive, expressive, or
global (both)
Associative & Commutative property - ANS-Says that the order of the addends (terms being
added) or factors (terms being multiplied) do not change the result
Atoms - ANS-made up of electrons, protons, and neutrons
Aztecs - ANS-Had the highest development in Mexico with pyramids, palaces, canals,
plazas
Pre-language babbling stage (ANS-0-6 months), in which linguistic sounds and reflexive
crying are used to communicate barometer - ANS-measures air pressure
Battle of Gettysburg - ANS-Lee surrendered to Grant at this battle, the last battle of the civil
war. Over 50,000 men died on both sides.
beat - ANS-the pulse that is felt in the music
Bolshevik Revolution - ANS-The Russian empire was abolished and the USSR (Union of
Soviet Socialist Republics) was established.
Bottom-up approach - ANS-Skills based reading approach that focuses on understanding
the letter-sound relationship
Brown vs. Board of Education - ANS-Said segregation in public schools was
unconstitutional
carbon cycle - ANS-captur of carbon from carbon dioxide in the atmosphere by plants to
make glucose
, chemical change - ANS-ex: burnt toast
Choral reading - ANS-Reading in groups
Civil Rights Act - ANS-passed in 1964, prohibited segregation in all public places and
discrimination in education and employment
Classification - ANS-Child can name and identify sets of objects according to characteristics
Cluttering - ANS-When children try to speak too fast
Collisional boundary - ANS-When plates collide but cannot move beneath eachother, and
mountain ranges form
Communism - ANS-System in which the state controls economic activity in the nation
Complete metamorphosis - ANS-4 stages: egg, larva, pupa, adult
composite numbers - ANS-natural numbers greater than 0 divisible by at least one other
number besides 1 and itself. (non prime numbers)
Compounds - ANS-When you have two or more different kinds of atoms in a molecule
Conduction - ANS-transfers heat through another substance
conductivity - ANS-ability of substances to transmit thermal or electric current
Conservation (mathematics) - ANS-the child understands the quantity, length, or number of
items is unrelated to the arrangement or appearance
Heat flows through the movement of liquid or gaseous matter in convection, which is an
ANS. Convergence - ANS: When structures that are similar to one another emerge after
diverging from a common ancestor but not because of the common ancestor Core -
ANS-made of mostly liquid, inner core is made up of solid iron and nickel,
Crust - ANS-Outer portion of the Earth where we live made of several floating tectonic
plates
decentering - ANS-Child takes into account multiple aspects of a math problem to solve it,
child can base answer on reason instead of perception
density is the amount of ANS-mass contained in a volume. Descriptive writing -
ANS-provides info about a perosn place or thing
Distributive property - ANS-Everything within the parenthesis needs to be multiplied by the
number on the outside (you can add first or multiply first)
DRTA - ANS-Directed Reading Thinking Activity is a teacher directed strategy for
establishing a purpose for reading.
Dynamic level (music) - ANS-can be louder or quieter
elements - ANS-basic kinds of matter
Elimination of Egocentrism - ANS-CHild can view things from another's perspective, child
can retell story form another's perspective
endothermic reaction - ANS-heat is absorbed in this chemical change
energy - ANS-ability to do work
Erosion - ANS-movement of sediment from one location to another through the use of
water, wind, ice, or gravity
Eukaryotic cells - ANS-More complex cells, contain organelles.
Exfoliation - ANS-Type of weathering that occurs when soil is exposed to opposite extreme
temperatures.
exothermic reaction - ANS-heat is given off in this reaction
Expository writing - ANS-Explains ideas (textbooks)
farce - ANS-plot is developed around a situation instead of characters (sitcom)
force - ANS-action of moving an object
form (music) - ANS-the structure or design of the music
EC-6
13th amendment - ANS-Abolished slavery
14th amendment - ANS-Gave African Americans full citizenship
15th amendment - ANS-granted voting rights to African American men
16th amendment - ANS-Allowed federal income tax
19th amendment - ANS-gave women the right to vote
5 Kingdoms - ANS-Monera, protista, fungi, plants, animals
5E model - ANS-Model of science instruction that includes Engage, explore, explain,
elaborate, evaluate
6+1 Trait Writing - ANS-Emphasizes 7 elements of writing: organization, ideas, voice, word
choice, sentence fluency, conventions, presentation
activation energy - ANS-the energy necessary to convert potential energy into kinetic
energy (starting a car)
Age of discovery - ANS-(1400-1700) This period includes the renaissance, the development
of the Aztecs and Incas, Columbus comes to America
alphabetic writing system - ANS-Uses sounds of language as basic units with phonetic
signs
American Revolution - ANS-This war began in the outskirts of Concord and Lexington, Paul
Revere warned colonists that the British were approaching
Analogous (ANS): Originate from distinct ancestors but share the same structure or
function. anemometer - ANS-measures wind
Aphasia - ANS-a language processing disorder than can be either receptive, expressive, or
global (both)
Associative & Commutative property - ANS-Says that the order of the addends (terms being
added) or factors (terms being multiplied) do not change the result
Atoms - ANS-made up of electrons, protons, and neutrons
Aztecs - ANS-Had the highest development in Mexico with pyramids, palaces, canals,
plazas
Pre-language babbling stage (ANS-0-6 months), in which linguistic sounds and reflexive
crying are used to communicate barometer - ANS-measures air pressure
Battle of Gettysburg - ANS-Lee surrendered to Grant at this battle, the last battle of the civil
war. Over 50,000 men died on both sides.
beat - ANS-the pulse that is felt in the music
Bolshevik Revolution - ANS-The Russian empire was abolished and the USSR (Union of
Soviet Socialist Republics) was established.
Bottom-up approach - ANS-Skills based reading approach that focuses on understanding
the letter-sound relationship
Brown vs. Board of Education - ANS-Said segregation in public schools was
unconstitutional
carbon cycle - ANS-captur of carbon from carbon dioxide in the atmosphere by plants to
make glucose
, chemical change - ANS-ex: burnt toast
Choral reading - ANS-Reading in groups
Civil Rights Act - ANS-passed in 1964, prohibited segregation in all public places and
discrimination in education and employment
Classification - ANS-Child can name and identify sets of objects according to characteristics
Cluttering - ANS-When children try to speak too fast
Collisional boundary - ANS-When plates collide but cannot move beneath eachother, and
mountain ranges form
Communism - ANS-System in which the state controls economic activity in the nation
Complete metamorphosis - ANS-4 stages: egg, larva, pupa, adult
composite numbers - ANS-natural numbers greater than 0 divisible by at least one other
number besides 1 and itself. (non prime numbers)
Compounds - ANS-When you have two or more different kinds of atoms in a molecule
Conduction - ANS-transfers heat through another substance
conductivity - ANS-ability of substances to transmit thermal or electric current
Conservation (mathematics) - ANS-the child understands the quantity, length, or number of
items is unrelated to the arrangement or appearance
Heat flows through the movement of liquid or gaseous matter in convection, which is an
ANS. Convergence - ANS: When structures that are similar to one another emerge after
diverging from a common ancestor but not because of the common ancestor Core -
ANS-made of mostly liquid, inner core is made up of solid iron and nickel,
Crust - ANS-Outer portion of the Earth where we live made of several floating tectonic
plates
decentering - ANS-Child takes into account multiple aspects of a math problem to solve it,
child can base answer on reason instead of perception
density is the amount of ANS-mass contained in a volume. Descriptive writing -
ANS-provides info about a perosn place or thing
Distributive property - ANS-Everything within the parenthesis needs to be multiplied by the
number on the outside (you can add first or multiply first)
DRTA - ANS-Directed Reading Thinking Activity is a teacher directed strategy for
establishing a purpose for reading.
Dynamic level (music) - ANS-can be louder or quieter
elements - ANS-basic kinds of matter
Elimination of Egocentrism - ANS-CHild can view things from another's perspective, child
can retell story form another's perspective
endothermic reaction - ANS-heat is absorbed in this chemical change
energy - ANS-ability to do work
Erosion - ANS-movement of sediment from one location to another through the use of
water, wind, ice, or gravity
Eukaryotic cells - ANS-More complex cells, contain organelles.
Exfoliation - ANS-Type of weathering that occurs when soil is exposed to opposite extreme
temperatures.
exothermic reaction - ANS-heat is given off in this reaction
Expository writing - ANS-Explains ideas (textbooks)
farce - ANS-plot is developed around a situation instead of characters (sitcom)
force - ANS-action of moving an object
form (music) - ANS-the structure or design of the music
