3rd Grade Science Unit 1
aquarium
Function: noun
1: a container (as a glass tank) in which living water animals
or plants are kept; also : an establishment where collections
of such animals or plants are kept and shown
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environment
Function: noun
1 : surroundings
2 : the surrounding conditions or forces that influence or
modify: as a : the whole complex of factors (as soil, climate,
and living things) that influence the form and the ability to
survive of a plant or animal or ecological community b : the
social and cultural conditions that influence the life of a
person or human community
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interaction
Function: noun
: the action or influence of people, groups, or things on one
another
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living
Function: verb
1 a : to be alive b : to continue alive
2 : to keep oneself alive
3 : to have a home
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moisture
Function: noun
: a small amount of liquid that causes moistness
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nonliving
Function: verb
Etymology: derived from Latin non "not"
: not living : reverse of living : absence of living
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observe
Function: verb
1 : to act in agreement with
2 : to celebrate or honor (as a holiday) with special events or
customs
3 a : to watch carefully b : to make a scientific observation of
4 : to come to understand or know especially by thinking
about facts that have been noted
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organism
Function: noun
1 : something having many related parts that function
together as a whole
2 : an individual living thing that carries on the activities of life
by means of organs which have separate functions but are
dependent on each other : a living person, plant, or animal
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small-scale
Function: adj.
1. Limited in scope or extent; modest: a small-scale plan.
2. Created on a small scale: a small-scale model of the new
city hall; a small-scale national map.
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survive
Function: verb
1 : to remain alive : continue to exist
2 : to remain alive after the death of
3 : to continue to exist or live after
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temperature
Function: noun
1 : the degree of hotness or coldness of something (as air,
water, or the body) as shown by a thermometer
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terrarium
Function: noun
: a transparent enclosure used for keeping and observing
small animals and plants indoors
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interactions
Function: noun
: the action or influence of people, groups, or things on one
another
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relationships
Function: noun
1 : the state of being related
2 : a specific instance or type of this kinship
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relative
motion
Function: adjective
:the appearance of motion
that is existing in comparison to something else
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cause and
effect
Function:adjective
: noting a relationship between actions or events such that
one or more are the result of the others.
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analysis
Function: noun
1 a : an examination of a whole to discover its elements and
their relations b : a statement of such an analysis
2 : an explanation of the nature and meaning of something
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communication
Function: noun
1 : an act or instance of
transmitting information
2 : information communicated
3rd Grade Science Unit 1
Standard II:
Students will
understand that
organisms
depend on living
and nonliving
things within their
environment.
3rd Grade Science Unit 1 Standard II Content
Objective 1:
I can classify
living and
nonliving
things in an
environment.
3rd Grade Science Unit 1 Standard II Content
Objective 2:
I can describe
the interactions
between
living and
nonliving things
in a small
environment.