Vocabulary Unit 4

Anything that takes up space and has mass.

• Matter

• Dissolving

• Mass

The amount of material or 'stuff' in an object. It’s usually measured in grams or kilograms.

• Conservation

• Physical Change

• Mass

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NGSS.MS-PS1-5

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

A change that affects the way something looks or feels but doesn’t change what it’s made of.

• Control

• Physical Change

• Chemical Change

A change that makes a new substance with different properties.

• Physical Change

• Chemical Change

• Variable

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

The part of an experiment that stays the same so that scientists can see if their test makes a difference.

• Variable

• Control

• Interaction

Things in an experiment that can change.

• Control

• Variables

• Dissolving

When a solid mixes completely with a liquid and seems to disappear.

• Mass

• Dissolving

• Quantitative Data

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NGSS.5-PS1-4

The idea that matter cannot be created or destroyed, even when it changes form.

• Conservation

• Interaction

• Matter

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NGSS.MS-PS1-5

When two or more things affect each other.

• Qualitative Data

• Interaction

• Control

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Information you can measure or count, like the height of a plant.

• Conservation

• Quantitative Data

• Qualitative Data