Three of the following statements are examples of possible advance organizers for a geometry lesson. Which statement is not an advance organizer as the term is typically defined?
A) "Today we will be studying three different kinds of triangles: acute, right, and obtuse."
B) "Okay, class, it's time to put your reading assignment away so that we can begin today's geometry lesson."
C) "Calculating the volume of a sphere is similar to a procedure you learned last month-calculating the area of a circle."
D) "Do you know how many square feet you have in your bedroom? After learning how to calculate the area of a rectangle today, you will know how to figure out exactly how big your bedroom is."

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Statement B is not an advance organizer because it does not provide any information or structure to the upcoming lesson. It simply informs the students to put away their reading assignment. The other statements provide context, connections to prior learning, and an overview of what will be studied in the lesson.

Three of the Following Statements Are Examples of Possible Advance