TeXes EC-6 Social Studies - Competency
001 (Social Science Instruction) Exam
Questions and Answers
Competency 001 (Social Science Instruction): - Answer -The teacher understands and
applies
social science knowledge and skills to plan, organize and implement instruction and
assess learning.
Social Studies - Answer -An umbrella term used to encompass the disciplines of history,
geography, civics and government, economics, and psychology.
Kindergarten - Answer -1. Child, Home, Family, and Classroom;
2. The child as an individual. Home and families. State and national heritage. Patriotic
holidays and the contribution of historical characters.
Grade 1 - Answer -1. Child's relationship to the classroom, school, and community.
2. The concept of chronology developed by distinguishing among past, present, and
future.
3. Anthems and mottoes of Texas and the United States.
Grade 2 - Answer -1. Local Community
2. Impact of significant individuals and events in the history of the community, state, and
nation.
3. Concepts of time and chronology by measuring calendar time by days, weeks,
months, and years.
4. Relationship between the physical environment and human activities.
5. Functions of government and services that it provides.
Grade 3 - Answer -1. How individuals change their communities and the world.
2. Past and present heroes and their contributions.
3. People who overcame obstacles.
4. Economic, cultural, and scientific contributions made by individuals.
Grade 4 - Answer -1. History of Texas from its beginnings to the present.
2. Events and individuals of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
, 3. Human activity and physical features of regions in Texas and the Western
Hemisphere.
4. Native Americans in Texas and the Western Hemisphere.
5. European exploration and colonization.
5. Types of Native American governments.
6. Characteristics of Spanish and Mexican colonial governments.
Grade 5 - Answer -1. History of the United States from its early beginnings to the
present.
2. Major events and significant individuals of the late 19th and 20th centuries including
contributions of famous inventors and scientists.
3. Regions of the United States that result from physical features and human activity.
4. Characteristics and benefits of the free enterprise system.
5. Roots of representative government.
6. Important ideas in the Declaration of Independence.
7. Meaning of the Pledge of Allegiance.
8. Fundamental rights guaranteed in the Bill of Rights.
9. Customs and celebrations of various racial, ethnic, and religious groups in the nation.
Grade 6 - Answer -1. People and Places of the Contemporary Wold
2. Societies from the following regions in the world: Europe, Russia and the Eurasian
republics, North America, Middle America, Sub-Saharan Africa, South America,
Southwest Asia-North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, East Asia, Southeast
Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Realm.
3. Influence of individuals and groups from various cultures on selected historical and
contemporary events.
4. Different ways of organizing economic and government systems.
Narrative charts - Answer -Used to show events in a sequence. For example, students
can develop charts showing the steps in making their favorite dishes. It can also be
used to present a time line of historical events.
Tabulation or classification chart - Answer -Provides orderly columnar display of
information for comparison.
Pedigree Chart - Answer -Shows the origin and development of something. Example: A
person's family, the pedigree line of a purebred dog, and the development of a political
party.
Organizational Chart - Answer -Shows the structures of an organization, like a school or
business.
Flowchart - Answer -Shows a process involving changes at certain points --for example,
showing a process used to complete and academic degree. Shows cause-effect
relationships and can be used to show steps in a process.
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