5th Grade ELL Lab List 1 (ELA + Science)

​abbreviation

​a shortened form of a word or phrase

​Exp

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SMBR = STEM Middle at Baldwin Road

FBI = Federal Bureau of Investigation

ODE = Ohio Department of Education

RCS = Reynoldsburg City Schools​

​action verb

​a verb that expresses an action

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there are two types - transitive (needs an object to complete the meaning) and intransitive​ (doesn't need an object to complete the meaning)

transitive intransitive​

​sent sleep

left run

took travel

bu​y wonder

hit wonder

wrote​ walk

​apostrophe

​a punctuation mark used to indicate possession or omission of letters or numbers

exp. possession omissions

the girl's restroom can't

Mark's bike​ won't

class of '99​

​cause and effect

​a relationship between actions or events such that one or more are the result of the other or others.

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exp. A man offends his neighbor by insulting him (cause). ​The neighbor becomes angry (the effect).

​character development

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​the changes a character undergoes over the course of a story as a result of their actions and experiences

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exp. Through his friendships with Ron, Hermione, and Sirius Black, Harry Potter grows and matures with these people caring about him. ​

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​atom

​the smallest building block of chemistry

Atoms consist of protons, electrons and neutrons​

​changes in states of matter

​melting, freezing, sublimation, deposition, condensation, and vaporization

​compound

​a thing that is composed of two or more separate elements; a mixture.

​conduction

​Conduction is the process by which heat is transferred one substance to another by direct contact

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For example, heat is conducted from the hotplate of an electric stove to the bottom of a saucepan in contact with it.​

​convection

​the transfer of heat through a fluid (liquid or gas) caused by molecular motion