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Practicing General Science Vocabulary
April 4, 2011
Equilibrium
Equilibrium: A condition in which all acting influences are canceled by others, resulting in a stable, balanced, or unchanging system.
Example Sentence:After a week of having diarrhea, my
stomach once again achieved equilibrium and returned to normal.
Exhibit
Exhibit: to show outwardly; to display
Example Sentence: The Cubs exhibited their
lousy baseball skills by losing their home opener.
Trend
Trend: The general direction in which something tends to move; the general direction followed by something.
Example Sentence:There is an increasing trend
in the atmosphere’s carbon dioxide concentration.
Decline
Decline: to slant or slope downward; a downward motion
Example Sentence:There has been a decline in the number of my cookies since the cookie monster moved into my apartment.
Ascend
Ascend: to go or move upward; rise
Example Sentence:The hot air balloon ascended into the atmosphere.
Reduce
Reduce: to bring down; to lower
Example Sentence:I can reduce the amount of electricity that I use by turning off the lights.
Emphasize
Emphasize: to stress
Example Sentence:Cookie monster emphasized the importance of using real butter when making cookies.
Annual
Annual: yearly; occurring or returning only once a year
Example Sentence:Billy hates going to his annual dentist appointment.
Crucial
Crucial: extremely important
Example Sentence:It is crucial that you wash your hands after going to the bathroom.
Words that mean going up and down!
Words that are associated with “going up”
Words that are associated with
“going down”
First, correct Ms. Grom’s mistake and cross out up and down written in the arrows and write the opposite term so that they match their arrow!
Then, look at the words that we just defined. Decide which of these mean “go up” and put them in the upward arrow. Then, find the words that mean “go down” and put them in the downward arrow.
decline
reduce
ascend
Words that mean going up and down!
Words that are associated with “going up”
Words that are associated with
“going down”
Now, let things about other words that might be used to say that something I going up or down. Write them in the appropriate arrow.
decline
reduce
ascend
decreaseincrease
descend expand
diminish
lessen raise
heighten
addition
growth
Come in Handy
All of the words that we learned today will come in handy as we learn more about science and as we practice our skills for the EXPLORE/ACT exam.
College (Life) Readiness Standards (CRS)
StrandScore Band and
ObjectiveDescription of Objective
IOD 201 13-15.1 Select a single piece of data from a simple data presentation
IOD 202 13-15.2 Identify basic features of a table, graph, or diagram
IOD 301 16-19.1 Select two or more pieces of data from a simple data presentation
IOD 302 16-19.2 Understand basic scientific terminology
IOD 303 16-19.3 Find basic information in a brief body of text
IOD 304 16-19.4Determine how the value of one variable changes as the value of another variable changes in a simple data presentation
IOD 401 20-23.1 Select data from a complex data presentation
IOD 402 20-23.2 Compare or combine data from a simple data presentation
IOD 403 20-23.3 Translate information into a table, graph, or diagram
SI 301 16-19.1 Understand the methods and tools used in a simple experiment
SI 302 20.23.3 Identify a control in an experiment
College (Life) Readiness Skills (CRS)
Our main standard for our new unit:Determine how the value of one variable
changes as the value of another variable changes in a simple data presentation
What is the overall trend in biodiversity over the past 500 million years?a.it increasesb.it decreasesc.it increases, then decreasesd.it decreases, then increases
Practice
Now, go back and write your own complete sentences using the vocabulary words. Circle the word in your sentence.