Science Terms

Scientific Terms

Word Cloud

What does experiment mean to you?

adaptation

a characteristic of an organism that increases
its chance of survival in its environment.

Poll

What is an example of adaptation?

• the light bones of flying birds and mammals

• the dodo bird which became extinct

• the tall necks of giraffes so that they can feed on tall trees

organism

an individual animal, plant, or single-celled
life form.

Poll

What is an example of an organism?

• humans

• viruses

• rocks

• dogs and cats

• plants

atmosphere

the layers of gas that surround Earth, other
planets, or stars

Draw

Draw your idea of what an atmosphere may look like.

atom

the smallest unit of a chemical element that can still
hold the properties of that element and cannot be broken down chemically.

Multiple Choice

Which picture best represents an atom?

• a tom

axis

the imaginary line on which an object rotates (e.g., Earth’s axis runs through Earth between the North Pole and the South Pole).

Draw

Draw an axis through the Earth and add some 'spinning' symbols so that the Earth is spinning on the axis.

carnivore

an animal or plant that consumes (eats) or obtains nutrients from animals

Open Ended

Type the names of up to 5 carnivores.

change of state (matter)

a physical change that occurs when matter changes to another state (i.e., liquid, gas, or solid)

Multiple Choice

What are the three states of matter?

• Gas, Liquid, Mist
• Solid, Liquid, Plasma
• Plasma, Vapor, Foam
• Solid, Liquid, Gas

chemical change

a reaction or a change in a substance (thing) produced by chemical means, that results in producing a different chemical.

Multiple Choice

What is an example of a chemical change?

• Melting of ice
• Rusting of iron
• Dissolving sugar in water
• Boiling water

community

all the populations of organisms belonging to different species and sharing the same geographical area.

Word Cloud

What does 'community' mean to you? Provide examples.

omnivore

An omnivore is a consumer/organism that eats both plants and animals for their main food.

Open Ended

Type the names of up to 5 omnivores.

compound

a substance made up of a combination of two or more elements held together by chemical bonds that cannot be separated by physical means.

Multiple Choice

Is water is a compound of hydrogen and oxygen, chemically joined together.?

• Yes

• No

• I don't know

condensation

the process of changing from a gas (i.e., water vapor) to a liquid (i.e., dew); the act of making more dense or compact

Multiple Choice

Is this an example of condensation? (As the outside temperature drops, the window glass temperature also drops. When moist air comes in contact with the cold glass pane, the moisture condenses and forms water droplets.)

• Yes

• No

• I don't know

herbivore

an animal that feeds on plants.

Open Ended

Type the names of up to 5 herbivores.

conservation

controlled use and/or maintenance of natural resources; various efforts to preserve or protect natural resources

Open Ended

Why is conservation so important?

constellation

a star pattern identified and named as a definite group; usually thought of as forming certain shapes or figures in a specific region of the sky

Multiple Choice

Which one is a constellation?

consumer

an organism that feeds on other organisms for food

Draw

Draw a consumer (an organism that feeds on other organisms for food - can be a carnivore, omnivore, or herbivore).

hypothesis

​A hypothesis is a concept or idea that you test through research and experiments. In other words, it is a prediction that is can be tested by research.

Multiple Choice

What is an example of a hypothesis?

• All plants are green in color.
• Plants need water to survive.
• If plants receive more sunlight, then they will grow taller.
• If it rains, then the ground will be wet.