Coeur d'Alene Public Schools Academic Vocabulary - Grade 03

Mr. Nelson (United States of America)
A list of grade 03 vocabulary representing English language arts, mathematics, science and social studies in the Coeur d'Alene School District.
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  1. adaptation
    the process of adjusting or conforming to new conditions
  2. axis
    a straight line through a body or figure
  3. carnivore
    a terrestrial or aquatic flesh-eating mammal
  4. community
    a group of people living in a particular local area
  5. condensation
    process of changing from a gas to a liquid or solid state
  6. consumer
    a person who uses goods or services
  7. decompose
    break down
  8. ecosystem
    organisms interacting with their physical environment
  9. environment
    the totality of surrounding conditions
  10. equator
    an imaginary line around the Earth forming a great circle
  11. erosion
    the process of wearing or grinding something down
  12. evaporation
    the process of becoming a suspension of particles in the air
  13. experiment
    the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
  14. herbivore
    any animal that feeds chiefly on grass and other plants
  15. investigation
    an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities
  16. kinetic energy
    the mechanical energy that a body has by virtue of motion
  17. magnetism
    attraction for iron
  18. mixture
    a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
  19. nonrenewable
    that can not be renewed
  20. population
    the people who inhabit a territory or state
  21. potential energy
    energy stored by a body or system by virtue of its position
  22. producer
    someone who manufactures something
  23. renewable resource
    any natural resource (as wood or solar energy) that can be replenished naturally with the passage of time
  24. revolution
    a single complete turn
  25. rotation
    the act of turning as if on an axis
  26. solar system
    the sun with the celestial bodies that revolve around it
  27. solution
    a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances
  28. system
    a group of independent elements comprising a unified whole
  29. weathered
    worn by exposure to the elements
  30. adapt
    make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose
  31. ancestor
    someone from whom you are descended
  32. century
    a period of 100 years
  33. citizenship
    membership in a state with rights and duties
  34. city
    a large and densely populated urban area
  35. civilization
    a society in an advanced state of social development
  36. communication
    the activity of conveying information
  37. community
    a group of people living in a particular local area
  38. custom
    accepted or habitual practice
  39. exploration
    travel for the purpose of discovery
  40. decade
    a period of 10 years
  41. good
    any merchandise, commodity, or article of commerce
  42. government
    the system or form by which a community is ruled
  43. immigrant
    a person who comes to a country in order to settle there
  44. income
    the amount of money one makes over a period of time
  45. industry
    the action of making of goods and services for sale
  46. invention
    the act of making something new
  47. location
    the act of putting something in a certain place
  48. migration
    the movement of persons from one locality to another
  49. natural resources
    resources (actual and potential) supplied by nature
  50. region
    the extended spatial location of something
  51. rural
    living in or characteristic of farming or country life
  52. services
    performance of duties or provision of space and equipment helpful to others
  53. state
    the way something is with respect to its main attributes
  54. suburban
    relating to or characteristic of or situated in suburbs
  55. symbol
    something visible that represents something invisible
  56. trade
    the commercial exchange of goods and services
  57. tradition
    a specific practice of long standing
  58. urban
    relating to a city or densely populated area
  59. vaccine
    injection of weakened or dead microbes to create antibodies
  60. algorithm
    a precise rule specifying how to solve some problem
  61. area
    the extent of a two-dimensional surface within a boundary
  62. axis
    a straight line through a body or figure
  63. capacity
    capability to perform or produce
  64. coordinate
    of equal importance, rank, or degree
  65. denominator
    the divisor of a fraction
  66. dividend
    a number to be divided by another number
  67. divisor
    an integer that is a factor of another integer
  68. face
    the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin
  69. factor
    anything that contributes causally to a result
  70. reflection
    the image of something as it appears in a mirror
  71. intersection
    the act of meeting at a point
  72. mean
    denote or connote
  73. median
    relating to or situated in or extending toward the middle
  74. metric system
    a decimal system of weights and measures based on the meter
  75. multiple
    having or involving more than one part or entity
  76. net
    an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together
  77. numerator
    the dividend of a fraction
  78. ordered
    having a systematic arrangement
  79. point
    a distinguishing or individuating characteristic
  80. probability
    a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur
  81. product
    an artifact that has been created by someone or some process
  82. range
    a variety of different things or activities
  83. remainder
    something left after other parts have been taken away
  84. right angle
    the 90 degree angle between two perpendicular lines
  85. volume
    the property of something that is great in magnitude
  86. appendix
    a small sac attached to the large intestines of some animals
  87. audience
    a gathering of spectators or listeners at a performance
  88. brainstorm
    try to solve a problem by thinking intensely about it
  89. capitalization
    the use of uppercase letters
  90. contraction
    the act of decreasing in size or volume or quantity or scope
  91. cursive
    handwriting in which letters are connected within words
  92. decode
    convert something hidden or secretive into ordinary language
  93. direction
    a line leading to a place or point
  94. edit
    prepare for publication or presentation by revising
  95. encyclopedia
    a reference work containing articles on various topics
  96. essay
    an analytic or interpretive literary composition
  97. fable
    a short moral story
  98. fantasy
    imagination unrestricted by reality
  99. fiction
    a literary work based on the imagination
  100. glossary
    an alphabetical list of technical terms in a field
  101. illustration
    a visual representation to make a subject easy to understand
  102. index
    alphabetical listing of names and topics with page numbers
  103. mystery
    something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
  104. myth
    a traditional story serving to explain a world view
  105. nonfiction
    prose writing that is not formed by the imagination
  106. noun
    a content word referring to a person, place, thing or action
  107. paragraph
    one of several distinct subdivisions of a text
  108. period
    an amount of time
  109. prefix
    an affix that is added in front of the word
  110. proper noun
    a word that denotes a particular person, place, or thing
  111. question mark
    a punctuation mark (?) at the end of a sentence that is asking something
  112. suffix
    a linguistic element that is added at the end of the word
  113. syllable
    a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme
  114. adapt
    make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose
  115. ancestor
    someone from whom you are descended
  116. century
    a period of 100 years
  117. citizenship
    membership in a state with rights and duties
  118. city
    a large and densely populated urban area
  119. civilization
    a society in an advanced state of social development
  120. communication
    the activity of conveying information
  121. community
    a group of people living in a particular local area
  122. custom
    accepted or habitual practice
  123. exploration
    travel for the purpose of discovery
  124. decade
    a period of 10 years
  125. government
    the system or form by which a community is ruled
  126. immigrant
    a person who comes to a country in order to settle there
  127. income
    the amount of money one makes over a period of time
  128. industry
    the action of making of goods and services for sale
  129. invention
    the act of making something new
  130. location
    the act of putting something in a certain place
  131. migration
    the movement of persons from one locality to another
  132. natural resources
    resources (actual and potential) supplied by nature
  133. region
    the extended spatial location of something
  134. rural
    living in or characteristic of farming or country life
  135. services
    performance of duties or provision of space and equipment helpful to others
  136. state
    the way something is with respect to its main attributes
  137. suburban
    relating to or characteristic of or situated in suburbs
  138. symbol
    something visible that represents something invisible
  139. trade
    the commercial exchange of goods and services
  140. tradition
    a specific practice of long standing
  141. urban
    relating to a city or densely populated area
  142. vaccine
    injection of weakened or dead microbes to create antibodies
  143. aquatic
    operating or living or growing in water
  144. beneficial
    promoting or enhancing well-being
  145. chromosome
    a threadlike strand of DNA that carries genes
  146. detrimental
    causing harm or injury
  147. dormant
    inactive but capable of becoming active
  148. embryo
    an animal organism in the early stages of growth
  149. environment
    the totality of surrounding conditions
  150. fruit
    the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
  151. function
    what something is used for
  152. gene
    part of DNA controlling physical characteristics and growth
  153. generation
    group of genetically related organisms in a line of descent
  154. genetics
    the study of heredity and variation in organisms
  155. offspring
    the immediate descendants of a person or organism
  156. organism
    a living thing that can act or function independently
  157. parent
    a father or mother
  158. predator
    any animal that lives by preying on other animals
  159. protect
    shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage
  160. reproduce
    make a copy or equivalent of
  161. seed
    small, hard part of a plant from which a new plant can grow
  162. stem
    cylinder forming a long narrow part of something
  163. structure
    a complex entity made of many parts
  164. survive
    continue in existence after
  165. terrestrial
    of or relating to or characteristic of the planet Earth
  166. thrive
    make steady progress
  167. chrysalis
    pupa of a moth or butterfly enclosed in a cocoon
  168. cotyledon
    embryonic leaf in seed-bearing plants
  169. egg
    animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds
  170. flower
    reproductive organ of plants especially if showy or colorful
  171. leaf
    the collective amount of leaves of one or more plants
  172. life cycle
    a series of stages through which an organism passes
  173. mature
    having reached full natural growth or development
  174. nutrient
    any substance that can be metabolized to give energy
  175. pupa
    an insect in an intermediate, inactive stage of development
  176. root
    underground plant organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes
  177. adaptation
    the process of adjusting or conforming to new conditions
  178. antenna
    one of a pair of mobile appendages on the head of insects
  179. behavior
    the way a person acts toward other people
  180. biologist
    a scientist who studies living organisms
  181. camouflage
    an outward semblance misrepresenting the nature of something
  182. carapace
    hard outer covering or case of certain organisms
  183. carnivore
    a terrestrial or aquatic flesh-eating mammal
  184. crustacean
    mainly aquatic arthropod usually having a segmented body
  185. endanger
    pose a threat to
  186. food chain
    community of organisms where each member is eaten by another
  187. gastropod
    a class of mollusks typically having a one-piece coiled shell and flattened muscular foot with a head bearing stalked eyes
  188. herbivore
    any animal that feeds chiefly on grass and other plants
  189. hibernate
    be in an inactive or dormant state
  190. invasive
    gradually intrusive without right or permission
  191. migrate
    move from one country or region to another and settle there
  192. molt
    cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers
  193. muscle
    animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells
  194. omnivore
    an animal that feeds on both animal and vegetable substances
  195. pincer
    a grasping structure on the limb of an arthropod
  196. population
    the people who inhabit a territory or state
  197. prey
    animal hunted or caught for food
  198. proboscis
    a long flexible snout as of an elephant
  199. riparian
    relating to or located on the banks of a river or stream
  200. swimmeret
    one of the paired abdominal appendages of certain aquatic crustaceans that function primarily for carrying the eggs in females and are usually adapted for swimming
  201. cartilage
    tough elastic tissue, mostly converted to bone in adults
  202. contract
    a binding agreement that is enforceable by law
  203. DNA
    material that carries genetic information in a cell
  204. evidence
    knowledge on which to base belief
  205. exoskeleton
    the exterior protective or supporting structure or shell of many animals (especially invertebrates) including bony or horny parts such as nails or scales or hoofs
  206. fingerprint
    a print made by an impression of the ridges in the skin of a finger; often used for biometric identification in criminal investigations
  207. fossil
    the remains of a plant or animal from a past geological age
  208. joint
    junction by which parts or objects are linked together
  209. ligament
    a band of fibrous tissue connecting bones or cartilages
  210. paleontologist
    a specialist in fossil organisms and related remains
  211. petrify
    change into stone
  212. sediment
    matter that has been deposited by some natural process
  213. sedimentary rock
    rock formed from consolidated clay deposits
  214. tendon
    a band of tissue connecting a muscle to its bony attachment
  215. cloud
    a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude
  216. conserve
    keep in safety and protect from harm, loss, or destruction
  217. drought
    a shortage of rainfall
  218. evidence
    knowledge on which to base belief
  219. fresh water
    water that is not salty
  220. gas
    state of matter distinguished from solid and liquid states
  221. gram
    a unit of mass approximately equal to 0.035 ounces
  222. gravity
    the force of attraction between all masses in the universe
  223. ice
    water frozen in the solid state
  224. liquid
    fluid matter having no fixed shape but a fixed volume
  225. liter
    a metric unit of capacity; equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters
  226. mass
    the property of a body that causes it to have weight
  227. matter
    that which has mass and occupies space
  228. melt
    reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state
  229. natural resource
    material in the environment that can be used by people
  230. opinion
    a personal belief or judgment
  231. rain
    water falling in drops from vapor in the atmosphere
  232. recycle
    use again after processing
  233. saltwater
    water containing salts
  234. soak
    submerge in a liquid
  235. soil
    material in the top layer of the surface of the earth
  236. solid
    not soft or yielding to pressure
  237. surface tension
    phenomenon at a liquid's surface from intermolecular forces
  238. volume
    the property of something that is great in magnitude
  239. water
    compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear liquid
  240. water vapor
    water in a vaporous form diffused in the atmosphere but below boiling temperature
  241. weigh
    have a certain heft
  242. boiling point
    the temperature at which a liquid boils at sea level
  243. Celsius
    Swedish astronomer who devised the centigrade thermometer
  244. contract
    a binding agreement that is enforceable by law
  245. density
    the amount per unit size
  246. expand
    extend in one or more directions
  247. float
    be on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom
  248. freeze
    change from a liquid to a solid when cold
  249. freezing point
    the temperature below which a liquid turns into a solid
  250. glacier
    a slowly moving mass of ice
  251. iceberg
    a large frozen mass floating at sea
  252. measure
    determine the dimensions of something or somebody
  253. mixture
    a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
  254. scale
    an ordered reference standard
  255. sink
    fall or descend to a lower place or level
  256. speed
    a rate at which something happens
  257. temperature
    the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment
  258. thermometer
    measuring instrument for measuring temperature
  259. weather
    atmospheric conditions such as temperature and precipitation
  260. air pressure
    the pressure exerted by the atmosphere
  261. anemometer
    a gauge for recording the speed and direction of wind
  262. compass
    navigational instrument for finding directions
  263. condense
    cause a gas or vapor to change into a liquid
  264. dew
    water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight
  265. energy
    forceful exertion
  266. evaporate
    change into gas or steam
  267. force
    influence that results in motion, stress, etc. when applied
  268. forecast
    a prediction about how something will develop
  269. heat
    a form of energy transferred by a difference in temperature
  270. humidity
    wetness in the atmosphere
  271. meteorologist
    a specialist who studies weather conditions
  272. precipitation
    the falling to earth of any form of water
  273. predict
    make a guess about what will happen in the future
  274. shaft
    a long rod or pole, especially the body of a weapon
  275. surface area
    the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary
  276. wind vane
    mechanical device attached to an elevated structure
  277. barrier island
    a long narrow sandy island running parallel to the shore
  278. climate
    the weather in some location averaged over a period of time
  279. engineer
    a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve problems
  280. flood
    the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto land
  281. floodplain
    a low plain adjacent to a river that is formed chiefly of river sediment and is subject to flooding
  282. polar zone
    the part of the Earth's surface forming a cap over a pole
  283. reservoir
    lake used to store water for community use
  284. tropical zone
    the part of the Earth's surface between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn; characterized by a hot climate
  285. wetland
    an ecosystem, like a bog or swamp, saturated with water
  286. absorb
    take in a liquid
  287. aquifer
    underground layer of rock or sand that yields groundwater
  288. blade
    the flat part of a tool or weapon that has a cutting edge
  289. criterion
    the ideal in terms of which something can be judged
  290. decompose
    break down
  291. electricity
    a physical phenomenon that can produce light, heat and power
  292. fossil fuel
    energy-producing substance derived from preserved organisms
  293. ground water
    underground water that is held in the soil and in pervious rocks
  294. humus
    partially decomposed organic matter
  295. hurricane
    a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds
  296. nonrenewable
    that can not be renewed
  297. property
    something owned
  298. renewable resource
    any natural resource (as wood or solar energy) that can be replenished naturally with the passage of time
  299. retain
    secure and keep for possible future use or application
  300. runoff
    an election to resolve a vote that did not produce a winner
  301. solar radiation
    radiation from the sun
  302. texture
    the feel of a surface or a fabric
  303. waterwheel
    a machine that harnesses the energy of falling water
  304. attract
    exert a force on
  305. balanced
    being in a state of proper equilibrium
  306. data
    a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn
  307. direction
    a line leading to a place or point
  308. distance
    the property created by the space between two objects
  309. equal
    having the same quantity, value, or measure as another
  310. evidence
    knowledge on which to base belief
  311. experiment
    the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
  312. force
    influence that results in motion, stress, etc. when applied
  313. gravity
    the force of attraction between all masses in the universe
  314. magnet
    a device that attracts iron and produces lines of force
  315. magnetic field
    the lines of force surrounding a permanent magnet or a moving charged particle
  316. magnetic force
    attraction for iron
  317. magnetism
    attraction for iron
  318. motion
    the act of changing location from one place to another
  319. natural history
    the scientific study of plants or animals (more observational than experimental) usually published in popular magazines rather than in academic journals
  320. observation
    the act of taking a patient look
  321. pattern
    a repeated design, structure, or arrangement
  322. pole
    a long rod of wood, metal, or plastic
  323. pull
    apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion
  324. push
    move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"
  325. repel
    force or drive back
  326. shaft
    a long rod or pole, especially the body of a weapon
  327. strength
    the property of being physically or mentally powerful
  328. system
    a group of independent elements comprising a unified whole
  329. curve
    the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
  330. energy
    forceful exertion
  331. mass
    the property of a body that causes it to have weight
  332. predict
    make a guess about what will happen in the future
  333. rotate
    turn on or around an axis or a center
  334. rotation
    the act of turning as if on an axis
  335. shaft
    a long rod or pole, especially the body of a weapon
  336. spin
    revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
  337. stable
    resistant to change of position or condition
  338. symmetrical
    exhibiting equivalence or correspondence among constituents
  339. uneven
    not fairly put against each other as opponents
  340. wheel and axle
    hoist so arranged that a rope unwinding from a wheel is wound onto a cylindrical drum or shaft coaxial with the wheel
  341. constraint
    the state of being physically limited
  342. criterion
    the ideal in terms of which something can be judged
  343. engineer
    a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve problems
  344. friction
    the resistance when a body is moved in contact with another
  345. gram
    a unit of mass approximately equal to 0.035 ounces
  346. liter
    a metric unit of capacity; equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters
  347. meter
    a basic unit of length (approximately 1.094 yards)
  348. mixture
    a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
  349. prototype
    a standard or typical example
  350. solution
    a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances
  351. technology
    the practical application of science to commerce or industry
  352. volume
    the property of something that is great in magnitude
  353. carbon dioxide
    a colorless, odorless greenhouse gas essential for photosynthesis
  354. chalk
    a soft whitish calcite
  355. chemical reaction
    a process in which substances are changed into others
  356. cloudy
    full of or covered with clouds
  357. conserve
    keep in safety and protect from harm, loss, or destruction
  358. dissolve
    pass into a solution
  359. float
    be on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom
  360. gas
    state of matter distinguished from solid and liquid states
  361. liquid
    fluid matter having no fixed shape but a fixed volume
  362. property
    something owned
  363. salt
    white crystalline form of especially sodium chloride used to season and preserve food
  364. screen
    partition consisting of a decorative frame or panel that serves to divide a space
  365. separate
    standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything
  366. sink
    fall or descend to a lower place or level
  367. solid
    not soft or yielding to pressure
  368. solution
    a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances
  369. transparent
    able to be seen through with clarity
Created on Mon Sep 01 19:46:36 EDT 2014 (updated Wed Dec 27 13:29:58 EST 2017)

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