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.