EDUC 3280 Elementary Social Studies Methods — Fall 2008 — Dr. Forsyth
In-Class Exam Guide
Short Answer Questions (20 questions, ½-point each)
Be familiar with the following terms BY NAME. Given a definition, description or visual example, be
able to label it with the correct term. You will not have this list of terms to choose from on the exam.
From class lectures:
Social studies (definition)
Geography (definition)
Expanding environments curriculum
Spiral curriculum
Holiday curriculum
Hidden curriculum
Peace pledge
Orienteering
From Seeing the Whole Through Social Studies:
Kinesthetic organizer
Step book
The Four A’s
Data disk
Little Book
ABC chart
Acrostic poem
Fat questions
Daruma
Vertical opinion poll
Biography billboard
Perspective newspaper
Essay Question (10 points):
What are two methods for getting more social studies in the curriculum when only a few minutes are officially
allotted to it each day? Note: one involves the curriculum (what you teach via lessons), the other does not. I
talked in class about this in reference to Tarry Lindquist’s book: how does she “get more out of social studies”?
Note: You are free to talk these things over (terms and essay question) with your classmates between now and
exam time. (Do your own individual work on the exam, though.)
The exam will be at the beginning of class next Wednesday (Oct. 22).
