Vocabulary Science 6th Grade 2 of 3

Observe

• To use any of the five senses to gather information about something

• To analyze data using mathematical methods

• To create a visual representation of data

• To make a prediction based on previous knowledge

BACTERIA (bak-teer-ee-uh)

• tiny organisms that are made of a single cell

• large multicellular organisms

• organisms that can only be seen with a microscope

• organisms that do not require energy to survive

PASTEURIZE (pas-chur-eyes)

• to make something safe to eat or drink by heating it

• to cool something rapidly

• to freeze food for preservation

• to add preservatives to food

Effect

• A result or change that happens because of an event or process

• A type of physical force

• A method of communication

• A visual representation of data

Scientific Community

• A group of scientists who work in isolation

• Scientists around the world who share information and ideas

• A collection of scientific journals

• An organization that funds scientific research

REASONING (ree-zuhn-ing)

• *ing: action | the process of making clear how your evidence supports your claim | HARNESSING HUMAN ENERGY

• *ing: action | the act of guessing without evidence | RANDOM ASSUMPTION

• *ing: action | the process of ignoring evidence to support a claim | BIASING

• *ing: action | the method of making decisions based on emotions | EMOTIONAL DECISION MAKING

ENERGY (en-ur-jee)

• the ability to make things move or change

• a measure of the amount of matter in an object

• the force that opposes motion

• the capacity to do work or produce heat

AVERAGE (av-er-ij)

• a number that summarizes a set of data and that can be computed by adding all the numbers in a list and then dividing by the number of numbers in the list

• the total amount of thermal energy in a system

• the middle value in a data set when arranged in order

• the most frequently occurring number in a data set

Food Web

• A model that shows what eats what in an ecosystem

• A type of food that is healthy for humans

• A diagram showing the food chain of a single species

• A representation of the water cycle in nature

Solar

• Related to the sun

• Pertaining to the moon

• Connected to the stars

• Referring to the earth