Nurse Log Vocabulary

Variables

• Parts of the investigation that can change (independent, dependent, controlled)
• An organism that gets matter and energy by eating other organisms
• An organism that produces its own food using matter from air and water and energy from sunlight
• To take in or soak up

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

Particle

• A tiny piece of matter that is too small to be seen with our eyes
• Parts of the investigation that can change (independent, dependent, controlled)
• An organism that gets matter and energy by eating other organisms
• An organism that produces its own food using matter from air and water and energy from sunlight

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Gas

• A type of matter made of particles moving freely in space
• A tiny piece of matter that is too small to be seen with our eyes
• Parts of the investigation that can change (independent, dependent, controlled)
• An organism that gets matter and energy by eating other organisms

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Phenomenon

• Something that happens in the world
• A type of matter made of particles moving freely in space
• A tiny piece of matter that is too small to be seen with our eyes
• Parts of the investigation that can change (independent, dependent, controlled)

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Modeling

• A drawing or design that helps us explain why or who something happens in the world
• Something that happens in the world
• A type of matter made of particles moving freely in space
• A tiny piece of matter that is too small to be seen with our eyes

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

Component

• Parts of a system
• A drawing or design that helps us explain why or who something happens in the world
• Something that happens in the world
• A type of matter made of particles moving freely in space

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

System

• A group of things or parts that work together as a whole
• Parts of a system
• A drawing or design that helps us explain why or who something happens in the world
• Something that happens in the world

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

Fair test

• A test that is repeated and only has one independent variable
• A group of things or parts that work together as a whole
• Parts of a system
• A drawing or design that helps us explain why or who something happens in the world

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

Testable

• A question that can be explored through investigation or observation
• A test that is repeated and only has one independent variable
• A group of things or parts that work together as a whole
• Parts of a system

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Closed system

• Blocks things from moving in and out
• A question that can be explored through investigation or observation
• A test that is repeated and only has one independent variable
• A group of things or parts that work together as a whole