FTCE PREK-3 SCIENCE
CERTIFICATION SCRIPT 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◍ Which of the following activities would be the most meaningful science
experience for kindergarten students?
A. engaging in self-generated, open-ended investigations
B. participating in hands-on instruction from a textbook
C. viewing an educational DVD with the class
D. conducting an experiment with several variables.
Answer: A. engaging in self-generated, open-ended investigations
◍ Observation.
Answer: Scientific inquiry begins with
◍ Which of the following classroom activities is the best example of teaching
inquiry-based science?
A. Each student chooses an animal to study, learns about the animal through
picture books, and then shares a short report with the class.
B. Each student observes and draws a flower, makes conclusions about the
various parts, and the teacher then guides class discussion.
C. Students draw a picture of the water cycle, labeling key words such as
evaporation, condensation, and precipitation.
D. Students learn about butterflies by reading stories, singing songs,
drawing pictures, and creating their own poetry..
Answer: B. Each student observes and draws a flower, makes conclusions
about the various parts, and the teacher then guides class discussion.
◍ Scientific Knowledge.
, Answer: Empirical
◍ Inquiry-Based Instruction.
Answer: a student-centered approach where the instructor guides the
students through questions posed, methods designed, and data interpreted by
the students. - Through inquiry, students actively discover information to
support their investigations.
◍ Robert Hooke.
Answer: Developed the principal of elasticity that is still used today
◍ A 1st grade teacher is preparing to teach about magnification. Which of the
following is the best strategy for introducing the topic?
A. showing pictures of magnified objects for identification
B. having students draw a picture of a magnified object
C. providing magnifying glasses and objects to explore
D. matching magnified objects to its original item.
Answer: C. providing magnifying glasses and objects to explore
◍ Utilitarianism.
Answer: A theory of ethics that prescribes the quantitative maximization of
good consequences for a population. Is a form of consequentialism.
◍ Kantianism.
Answer: Theory by Immanuel Kant, a German philosopher who lived from
1724-1804, which ascribes intrinsic value to rational beings & is the
philosophical foundation of contemporary human rights.
◍ Which of the following science experiences would be most developmentally
appropriate for kindergartners?
A. placing objects in water and observing which ones float and which ones
sink
B. determining what makes a simple pendulum gradually slow down and
stop
C. observing shadows and noting their relation to the sun's position
D. investigating why sugar dissolves more rapidly in warm water than in
, cold water.
Answer: A. placing objects in water and observing which ones float and
which ones sink
◍ Social contract theory.
Answer: View of the ancient Greeks that states that a person's moral &/or
political obligations are dependent upon a contract or agreement among
people to form society.
◍ Which of the following science concepts about plants would be most
appropriate for kindergartners?
A. Plants are composed of cells.
B. Plants are the producers in ecosystems.
C. Damage to a plant's structures can make the plant weaken or die.
D. Different types of leaves help plants live in different environments..
Answer: D. Different types of leaves help plants live in different
environments.
◍ A small group of kindergarten students have been using assorted wet and
dry materials to discover which of the materials will dissolve in water and
which will not. The children take turns mixing salt, cornstarch, flour, salad
oil, and sand with water and record their findings on a teacher-made
chart.Which of the following is the most appropriate activity for the teacher
to have the students do next?
A. writing about the activity in their science journals
B. reading an age-appropriate text about solutions
C. listening to the teacher explain what happened
D. discussing results and possible conclusions.
Answer: D. discussing results and possible conclusions
◍ Venus.
Answer: Planet with retrograde rotation
◍ Earth.
Answer: Considered a water planet, with 70% of its surface covered by
water.
CERTIFICATION SCRIPT 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◍ Which of the following activities would be the most meaningful science
experience for kindergarten students?
A. engaging in self-generated, open-ended investigations
B. participating in hands-on instruction from a textbook
C. viewing an educational DVD with the class
D. conducting an experiment with several variables.
Answer: A. engaging in self-generated, open-ended investigations
◍ Observation.
Answer: Scientific inquiry begins with
◍ Which of the following classroom activities is the best example of teaching
inquiry-based science?
A. Each student chooses an animal to study, learns about the animal through
picture books, and then shares a short report with the class.
B. Each student observes and draws a flower, makes conclusions about the
various parts, and the teacher then guides class discussion.
C. Students draw a picture of the water cycle, labeling key words such as
evaporation, condensation, and precipitation.
D. Students learn about butterflies by reading stories, singing songs,
drawing pictures, and creating their own poetry..
Answer: B. Each student observes and draws a flower, makes conclusions
about the various parts, and the teacher then guides class discussion.
◍ Scientific Knowledge.
, Answer: Empirical
◍ Inquiry-Based Instruction.
Answer: a student-centered approach where the instructor guides the
students through questions posed, methods designed, and data interpreted by
the students. - Through inquiry, students actively discover information to
support their investigations.
◍ Robert Hooke.
Answer: Developed the principal of elasticity that is still used today
◍ A 1st grade teacher is preparing to teach about magnification. Which of the
following is the best strategy for introducing the topic?
A. showing pictures of magnified objects for identification
B. having students draw a picture of a magnified object
C. providing magnifying glasses and objects to explore
D. matching magnified objects to its original item.
Answer: C. providing magnifying glasses and objects to explore
◍ Utilitarianism.
Answer: A theory of ethics that prescribes the quantitative maximization of
good consequences for a population. Is a form of consequentialism.
◍ Kantianism.
Answer: Theory by Immanuel Kant, a German philosopher who lived from
1724-1804, which ascribes intrinsic value to rational beings & is the
philosophical foundation of contemporary human rights.
◍ Which of the following science experiences would be most developmentally
appropriate for kindergartners?
A. placing objects in water and observing which ones float and which ones
sink
B. determining what makes a simple pendulum gradually slow down and
stop
C. observing shadows and noting their relation to the sun's position
D. investigating why sugar dissolves more rapidly in warm water than in
, cold water.
Answer: A. placing objects in water and observing which ones float and
which ones sink
◍ Social contract theory.
Answer: View of the ancient Greeks that states that a person's moral &/or
political obligations are dependent upon a contract or agreement among
people to form society.
◍ Which of the following science concepts about plants would be most
appropriate for kindergartners?
A. Plants are composed of cells.
B. Plants are the producers in ecosystems.
C. Damage to a plant's structures can make the plant weaken or die.
D. Different types of leaves help plants live in different environments..
Answer: D. Different types of leaves help plants live in different
environments.
◍ A small group of kindergarten students have been using assorted wet and
dry materials to discover which of the materials will dissolve in water and
which will not. The children take turns mixing salt, cornstarch, flour, salad
oil, and sand with water and record their findings on a teacher-made
chart.Which of the following is the most appropriate activity for the teacher
to have the students do next?
A. writing about the activity in their science journals
B. reading an age-appropriate text about solutions
C. listening to the teacher explain what happened
D. discussing results and possible conclusions.
Answer: D. discussing results and possible conclusions
◍ Venus.
Answer: Planet with retrograde rotation
◍ Earth.
Answer: Considered a water planet, with 70% of its surface covered by
water.
