Thursday, September 26, 2013

4th Grade Vocabulary 39-50

39.          abiotic—non living parts of an ecosystem
40.          biome—a large region in the same climate and geographical area
41.          biotic—living or once living part of an ecosystem
42.          conduct—to carry out an experiment
43.          construct—to build something or create
44.          ecosystem—an area in which living and nonliving things interact
45.          environment—all living and nonliving surroundings that affect an organism
46.          equipment—the things needed or used for a particular purpose
47.          explanation—a reason why something happened
48.          field investigation—a scientific investigation done outdoors
49.          journal—a daily record of events or occurrences
50.          natural—not made by people, made by nature


5th Grade Lesson 7 Vocabulary

1.      binoculars—a tool that makes things that are at a distance appear closer
 
2.      community—populations of different species living together in the same ecosystem

3.      ecosystem—a system made up of all the living and nonliving things in an area

4.      hand lens—a tool that makes small things appear larger and can be used to observe

5.      microorganism—a living thing that is too small to see with the unaided eye

6.      microscope—a tool that makes very small things appear much larger

7.      organism—a living thing

8.      population—a group of organisms of the same species that lives in a certain area

9.      record—to write down

10.  species—a group of organisms that can mate with each other and produce offspring.

Monday, September 2, 2013

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