Science NJSD Grade 3

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  1. identify
    recognize as being
    Identify that the sun is the ultimate source of energy.
  2. energy
    forceful exertion
    Identify that the sun is the ultimate source of energy.
  3. process
    a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
    (Life Science: Characteristics and Processes of Organisms) 2 Identify characteristics of living things that help them get food.
  4. organism
    a living thing that can act or function independently
    (Life Science: Characteristics and Processes of Organisms) 2 Identify characteristics of living things that help them get food.
  5. describe
    give a statement representing something
    (Life Science: Characteristics and Processes of Organisms) 3 Describe how food chains and food webs show the movement of food and energy.
  6. food web
    community of organisms with several interrelated food chains
    (Life Science: Characteristics and Processes of Organisms) 3 Describe how food chains and food webs show the movement of food and energy.
  7. pyramid
    a polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides
    (Life Science: Characteristics and Processes of Organisms) 4 Understand the energy pyramid and how it relates to food chains.
  8. ecosystem
    organisms interacting with their physical environment
    (Life Science: Characteristics and Processes of Organisms) 5 Explain what an ecosystem is.
  9. habitat
    the type of environment in which an organism normally lives
    (Life Science: Characteristics and Processes of Organisms) 7 Recognize that a habitat is the place in an ecosystem where populations of organisms live and grow.
  10. population
    the people who inhabit a territory or state
    (Life Science: Characteristics and Processes of Organisms) 7 Recognize that a habitat is the place in an ecosystem where populations of organisms live and grow.
  11. producer
    someone who manufactures something
    (Life Science: Characteristics and Processes of Organisms) 8 Differentiate among producers, consumers, decomposers, and scavengers.
  12. consumer
    a person who uses goods or services
    (Life Science: Characteristics and Processes of Organisms) 8 Differentiate among producers, consumers, decomposers, and scavengers.
  13. scavenger
    someone who collects things discarded by others
    (Life Science: Characteristics and Processes of Organisms) 8 Differentiate among producers, consumers, decomposers, and scavengers.
  14. community
    a group of people living in a particular local area
    (Life Science: Characteristics and Processes of Organisms) 9 Explain the relationship between habitat, community, population, and ecosystem.
  15. shelter
    covering that provides protection from the weather
    (Life Science: Characteristics and Processes of Organisms) 11 Identify the five basic needs of all animals: food, water, oxygen, shelter and climate.
  16. climate
    the weather in some location averaged over a period of time
    (Life Science: Characteristics and Processes of Organisms) 11 Identify the five basic needs of all animals: food, water, oxygen, shelter and climate.
  17. rock
    material consisting of the aggregate of minerals
    (Life Science: Characteristics and Processes of Organisms) 12 Recognize rocks are made of minerals.
  18. mineral
    a solid inorganic substance occurring in nature
    (Life Science: Characteristics and Processes of Organisms) 12 Recognize rocks are made of minerals.
  19. igneous
    produced by the action of fire or intense heat
    (Earth Science: Rocks) 13 Explain how igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks are formed.
  20. sedimentary
    formed by or containing the accumulation of deposited matter
    (Earth Science: Rocks) 13 Explain how igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks are formed.
  21. fossil
    the remains of a plant or animal from a past geological age
    (Earth Science: Rocks) 14 Recognize that fossils are formed in sedimentary rock.
  22. weather
    atmospheric conditions such as temperature and precipitation
    (Earth Science: Rocks) 16 Recognize that Earth's landforms change due to weathering and erosion.
  23. erosion
    the process of wearing or grinding something down
    (Earth Science: Rocks) 16 Recognize that Earth's landforms change due to weathering and erosion.
  24. impact
    the striking of one body against another
    (Earth Science: Rocks) 18 Identify the impact of changing landforms on humans.
  25. soil
    material in the top layer of the surface of the earth
    (Earth Science: Rocks) 19 Identify where soil comes from and how it forms.
  26. environmental
    of or relating to the external conditions or surroundings
    (Life Science: Environmental Sciences) 22 Distinguish between comets, asteroids, and planets.
  27. asteroid
    a small celestial body composed of rock and metal
    (Life Science: Environmental Sciences) 22 Distinguish between comets, asteroids, and planets.
  28. planet
    a celestial body that revolves around the sun
    (Life Science: Environmental Sciences) 22 Distinguish between comets, asteroids, and planets.
  29. solar
    relating to the sun or utilizing the energies of the sun
    (Earth Science: Space) 23 Identify the solar system's nine planets.
  30. solar system
    the sun with the celestial bodies that revolve around it
    (Earth Science: Space) 23 Identify the solar system's nine planets.
  31. argument
    a dispute where there is strong disagreement
    (Scientific Process Skills) 34 Support scientific conclusions with logical arguments.
  32. hypothesis
    a tentative insight that is not yet verified or tested
    (Scientific Process Skills) 35 Ask questions (identify the problem-P); make predictions (hypothesis-H); conduct experiments-E; observe results-O; and draw conclusions-C based on the results (PHEOC).
Created on Wed Jul 17 16:37:01 EDT 2013 (updated Thu Sep 05 15:28:36 EDT 2013)

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