Science NJSD Grade 4

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  1. characteristic
    typical or distinctive
    (Life Science: Characteristics and Processes of Organisms) 2 Identify two main groups of plants, vascular and non-vascular, and give examples of each.
  2. organism
    a living thing that can act or function independently
    (Life Science: Characteristics and Processes of Organisms) 2 Identify two main groups of plants, vascular and non-vascular, and give examples of each.
  3. vascular
    relating to vessels that conduct and circulate fluids
    (Life Science: Characteristics and Processes of Organisms) 2 Identify two main groups of plants, vascular and non-vascular, and give examples of each.
  4. photosynthesis
    formation of compounds in plants aided by radiant energy
    (Life Science: Characteristics and Processes of Organisms) 4 Explain how plants make food through the process of photosynthesis.
  5. adaptation
    the process of adjusting or conforming to new conditions
    (Life Science: Characteristics and Processes of Organisms) 5 Give examples of plant adaptations and explain how these enable plants to survive in different environments.
  6. survive
    continue in existence after
    (Life Science: Characteristics and Processes of Organisms) 5 Give examples of plant adaptations and explain how these enable plants to survive in different environments.
  7. environment
    the totality of surrounding conditions
    (Life Science: Characteristics and Processes of Organisms) 5 Give examples of plant adaptations and explain how these enable plants to survive in different environments.
  8. reproduce
    make a copy or equivalent of
    (Life Science: Characteristics and Processes of Organisms) 7 Describe ways plants reproduce.
  9. respiratory
    pertaining to the act of breathing
    (Life Science: Human Body Systems) 10 Identify names and characteristics of the skeletal, muscular, respiratory, circulatory, nervous, and digestive systems.
  10. nervous
    of or relating to a system of sensory apparatus
    (Life Science: Human Body Systems) 10 Identify names and characteristics of the skeletal, muscular, respiratory, circulatory, nervous, and digestive systems.
  11. volume
    the property of something that is great in magnitude
    (Physical Science: Matter and Energy) 12 Compare and contrast volume and pitch.
  12. pitch
    the high or low quality of a sound
    (Physical Science: Matter and Energy) 12 Compare and contrast volume and pitch.
  13. wave
    (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
    (Physical Science: Matter and Energy) 13 Describe ways sound waves travel.
  14. reflect
    throw or bend back from a surface
    (Physical Science: Matter and Energy) 14 Identify that sound can be reflected and/or absorbed.
  15. absorb
    take in a liquid
    (Physical Science: Matter and Energy) 14 Identify that sound can be reflected and/or absorbed.
  16. static
    not in physical motion
    (Physical Science: Matter and Energy) 16 Define and describe static electricity.
  17. series
    similar things placed in order or one after another
    (Physical Science: Matter and Energy) 17 Draw a series and a parallel circuit.
  18. parallel
    being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting
    (Physical Science: Matter and Energy) 17 Draw a series and a parallel circuit.
  19. circuit
    a journey or route all the way around a place or area
    (Physical Science: Matter and Energy) 17 Draw a series and a parallel circuit.
  20. magnetism
    attraction for iron
    (Physical Science: Matter and Energy) 19 Identify and describe the force of magnetism.
  21. inclined
    at an angle to the horizontal or vertical position
    (Physical Science: Matter and Energy) 21 Identify and explain how a lever, pulley, wheel and axle, inclined plane, and a wedge help us work.
  22. plane
    an unbounded two-dimensional shape
    (Physical Science: Matter and Energy) 21 Identify and explain how a lever, pulley, wheel and axle, inclined plane, and a wedge help us work.
  23. wedge
    something solid that can be pushed between two things
    (Physical Science: Matter and Energy) 21 Identify and explain how a lever, pulley, wheel and axle, inclined plane, and a wedge help us work.
  24. motion
    the act of changing location from one place to another
    (Physical Science: Forces and Motion) 22 Conduct experiments and/or demonstrations that show simple machines at work.
  25. conduct
    the way a person behaves toward other people
    (Physical Science: Forces and Motion) 22 Conduct experiments and/or demonstrations that show simple machines at work.
  26. machine
    a mechanical or electrical device that transmits energy
    (Physical Science: Forces and Motion) 22 Conduct experiments and/or demonstrations that show simple machines at work.
  27. vertebrate
    animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton
    (Scientific Process Skills) 25 Identify the characteristics of two main groups of animals, vertebrates, and invertebrates, and give examples of each.
  28. invertebrate
    any animal lacking a backbone or notochord
    (Scientific Process Skills) 25 Identify the characteristics of two main groups of animals, vertebrates, and invertebrates, and give examples of each.
  29. prediction
    a statement made about the future
    (Scientific Process Skills) 34 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).
  30. hypothesis
    a tentative insight that is not yet verified or tested
    (Scientific Process Skills) 34 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 16:38:41 EDT 2013 (updated Thu Sep 05 15:28:52 EDT 2013)

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