October 18, 2013 Copy the correct diagram. Vocabulary Assignment Directions: 1. Complete the following slide (handout) with your table partner on terms you know or don’t know 2. Make sure you know (very well) all of the terms that have PowerPoint slides 3. Use I-pads and Google to help you find definitions for terms you don’t know Then, visit these sites for vocabulary challenges: • http://education.jlab.org/vocabhangman/ • http://www.neok12.com/vocabulary-games.htm • http://www.eduplace.com/parents/hmsc/content/vocabgames/ • http://www.harcourtschool.com/glossary/science/index6.html • https://sites.google.com/a/csisd.org/mrs-mullen-s-5th-gradescience/study-vocabulary • https://sites.google.com/a/stanlycountyschools.org/tommythomps on/science/vocabulary Of the 140 Vocabulary Terms…… Terms I Know Well….. Terms I Am Not Sure Of….. 8th Grade Science Vocabulary Terms (140 terms for Frayer Model) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. absorb acquired traits adaptations atmosphere atoms balance of nature balance scale benefit cell wall cells 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. characteristics chemical change chemical weathering chlorophyll chromosome climax community closed circuit cold blooded cold front community competition compound conclusion condensation conductor consumer control cytoplasm 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. data (datum) decomposer density digestive system direct rays dominant traits echo echolocation ecosystem egg cell (ovary) electromagnet element elevation embryo erosion evaporation evidence evolution extinct fertilization flower food chain food web force fossil fulcrum galaxy gas gene 58. 59. 60. 61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. 67. 68. 69. 70. 71. 72. 73. 74. 75. 76. 77. 78. 79. 80. 81. 82. 83. 84. germinate gravity heredity humidity hypothesis igneous rock inclined plane incomplete circuit inference inherited traits investigation landfill lava lever liquids lunar phases magma mass mechanical weathering metamorphic rocks meter microscope mineral mixture molecules non-conductor (insulator) non-native species (exotic) 85. 86. 87. 88. 89. 90. 91. 92. 93. 94. 95. 96. 97. 98. 99. 100. 101. 102. 103. 104. 105. 106. 107. 108. 109. 110. 111. 112. 113. observation opaque organ ozone parasite photosynthesis physical change pioneer species pollen pollutant population precipitation predation procedure producer pulley purpose reaction force recessive trait reflect refract revolve rock cycle rotate runoff sedimentary rock simple machine single-celled organism solar eclipse 114. 115. 116. 117. 118. 119. 120. 121. 122. 123. 124. 125. 126. 127. 128. 129. 130. 131. 132. 133. 134. 135. 136. 137. 138. 139. 140. 141. solid sonar sound waves speed sublimation succession surface mining symbiosis temperature thermal contraction thermal expansion thermometer translucent transparent unbalanced forces urban development vacuum vertebrate volume warm blooded warm front water cycle weather weight wetland wheel and axle zygote extinct Definition • Species of organism that no longer has any living individuals Memory Pictograph Facts/Examples/NonExample • Organisms disappear because of changes to the Earth’s environment • Mass extinctions can happen as a result of large scale changes • Human changes to the environment have caused many extinctions • EX: dinosaurs, passenger pigeons, mammoth • NONEX: endangered species are reduced in number and may go extinct but are not yet extinct fertilization Definition • Joining together of 2 cells to form a new cell called a zygote Memory Pictograph Facts/Examples/NonExample • Sexual reproduction • Requires male and female cells • Eggs must be fertilized in order to grow into a new a organism • EX: seed, embryo • NONEX: unfertilized chicken egg will not divide and form a new organism flower Definition • Reproductive organs flowering plants Memory Pictograph Facts/Examples/NonExample • Pollen needed from male stamen • Egg cell needed from female pistil • Pollination required for seeds to develop • EX: apple blossom must be fertilized in order to develop in apple with seeds • NONEX: if wind or bee (or Gregor Mendel with paint brush) do not transfer pollen galaxy Definition • Huge system of stars and dust particles Memory Pictograph Facts/Examples/NonExample • Our galaxy is called the Milky Way (why? – color appears white in the sky) • Galaxies can be spiral, bar shaped, elliptical or irregular in shape • Milky Way is a spiral shaped galaxy shaped like a pinwheel • EX: Milky Way, Andromeda, Magellanic Clouds • NONEX: solar systems are only a single star system Lunar Phases Definition • Daily/ monthly changes in the Moon’s appearance Memory Pictograph Facts/Examples/NonExample • Occur because of the one month revolution period of the Moon’s orbit around the Earth • Moon’s rotation (spin) and revolution (orbit) take the same amount of time so we never see the far side of the Moon from Earth • EX: 5 main phases • NONEX: Lunar eclipse is caused by the Earth’s shadow Mechanical Weathering Definition Facts/Examples/NonExample • Physical action that breaks rocks apart without causing chemical changes to the rock • Caused by wind, water, frost, animals and plants • Main cause is frost action as water freezes and expands in cracks in the rock causing it to break apart • EX: potholes in the road in winter and spring time • NONEX: chemical weathering from oxidation, acid rain or water carrying away minerals that can dissolve Memory Pictograph absorb Definition • To collect, or take in Memory Pictograph Facts/Examples/NonExample • Dark colors absorb heat • Light is absorbed or reflected • Leaves absorb sunlight in order to make food (photosynthesize) • Sound waves are absorbed or reflected (echo) • Cells absorb nutrients from their environment acquired traits Definition • Characteristic that an organisms develops because of its environment Memory Pictograph Facts/Examples/NonExample • traits NOT from parent, but from environment • Help organism survive better • Trait develops because of environmental conditions • Ex: culture, language, larger muscles, acquired skill such as riding a bike • Nonex: hair color, freckles, gender ----- inherited traits adaptations Definition • Traits that help plants and animals survive better Memory Pictograph Facts/Examples/NonExample • Body parts of behaviors that help an organisms to survive • more adaptations better chances for survival (Darwin) • EX: Galapagos Islands finches with beaks adapted to what they feed on/ camouflage/ speed/ special coloration • NONEX: traits that make survival less likely atmosphere Definition • blanket of gases that surround the Earth Memory Pictograph Facts/Examples/NonExample • 78% nitrogen • 21% oxygen • Mixture of nitrogen, oxygen and other gases in much smaller amounts • Reduces in pressure as you go up in elevation • Several layers that have different properties • NONEX: hydrosphere, lithosphere, biosphere atoms Definition • Smallest form of matter Memory Pictograph Carbon Atom – Atomic # 6 Facts/Examples/NonExample • Atoms bond together to form molecules • Solids, liquids, gases, and plasma – made of atoms • Atoms contain particles: – Protons (+) – neutrons(no charge) – electrons(-) • Invisible and mostly empty space EX: Hydrogen atoms and all elements of the Periodic Table NONEX: Molecules are MADE OF atoms bonded together balance of nature Definition • Balance and variety of species in a community Memory Pictograph Facts/Examples/NonExample • Helps prevent overpopulation • Birth rate and death rate are similar • Waste of one species is food source for another species • EX: bacteria are decomposers/ roaches are scavengers • NONEX: Lake Erie dead zones from too much algae growth kills fish in sudden die off event balance scale Definition Facts/Examples/NonExample • Instrument used to measure mass (amount of matter)of an object • Measuring tool • Works like a lever • Compares unknown mass to known mass • Measures in metric: grams (g) or kilograms (kg) • Heavy mass goes down/ light mass goes up • EX: triple beam balance • NONEX: human weight scale – measures mass and pull of gravity on you which depends on whether you are on Earth, moon, or another planet Memory Pictograph benefit Definition • Something that provides and advantage to an organism Memory Pictograph Facts/Examples/NonExample • Anything that helps a species survive • Benefits come with risks EX: pesticides can benefit humans by reducing mosquito populations BUT organisms that feed off mosquitoes (bats, birds, fish, frogs) will be harmed NONEX: no long term benefit to using up all the resources cells Definition • Basic unit of all living things Memory Pictograph Facts/Examples/NonExample • Animal cells usually round • Plant cells usually more squared off • Human body made up of trillions of cells • All cells come from other living cells • EX: prokaryote (no nucleus) and eukaryote (has nucleus) cells • NONEX: atoms and molecules are matter that help to make up cells but cells are alive and matter is not cell wall Definition • Outer boundary of a plant, fungi, and bacteria cells Memory Pictograph Facts/Examples/NonExample • Hard rigid boundary that provides support and protection • Explains why plants do not move about well • Can bend, but will not move • EX: made of cellulose and makes wood hard and durable • NONEX: animal cells do NOT have cell walls characteristics Definition • Collection of traits that form the way an organism looks Memory Pictograph Facts/Examples/NonExample • We inherit our traits from our parents • So do other organisms • 50% from each parent organism • EX: hair color, body shape, skin color • NONEX: acquired traits such as playing a musical instrument chemical change Definition • Change in a substance that produces a new type of substance with new chemical properites Memory Pictograph Facts/Examples/NonExample • Happens because of chemical reactions • Chemical bonds are broken and/ or new bonds are formed • Cannot be reversed – new substances formed • EX: fire, rust, baking soda & vinegar • NONEX: physical change such as change in size by cutting paper or wood chemical weathering Definition • Process by which rocks are broken down by chemical changes Memory Pictograph Facts/Examples/NonExample • Man-made or natural • Dissolves rocks • Acids do most of the weathering and erode the surface of the rocks • EX: acid rain • NONEX: rocks eroded by wind or frost action which are both mechanical weathering chlorophyll Definition • Chemical that is used by plants during photosynthesis Memory Pictograph Facts/Examples/NonExample • Gives plants their green color • In chloroplasts of plant cells • Allows plants to produce their own food • EX: all plants • NONEX: animals do not produce their own food chromosome Definition Facts/Examples/NonExample • made of strands of DNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid, is the hereditary material in humans and almost all other organisms • Humans have 46 chromosomes • 23 chromosomes from each parent • “blueprint” of how to build (or repair) a particular organism • EX: eukaryotes have chromosomes in the nucleus of the cell • NONEX: prokaryotes have DNA but not inside of a nucleus (prokaryotes do not have a nucleus) Memory Pictograph climax community Definition • Last step of a natural process called succession Memory Pictograph Facts/Examples/NonExample • Takes a long time • Lake dries up, becomes a wetland, then a meadow, then shrubs, then trees then forest • Can stay as a forest for many years • EX: U of M Dearborn hiking area is a beech-maple climax community • NONEX: people cut down all the trees and change natural pattern closed circuit Definition • Electrical circuit in which electricity can flow freely Memory Pictograph Facts/Examples/NonExample • Wires are fully connected into a path for electrons to flow freely • Light bulbs can light up • Battery is source of electron flow • EX: flashlight switched on • NONEX: open switch, broken wire, or burned out light bulb cold blooded Definition • Animal whose body temperature changes with the environmental temperature Memory Pictograph Facts/Examples/NonExample • Body temperature is not constant • Body temperature changes with temperature of its environment • Warm and cold extremes can kill the animal • EX: reptiles, amphibians, fish, invertebrates • NONEX: mammals, birds cold front Definition • Occurs when cold air mass moves warm air mass upward Memory Pictograph Facts/Examples/NonExample • Brings cold and unstable weather • Can be fast or slow • Can form dangerous clouds quickly and lead to severe weather • EX: cumulonimbus clouds (tallest and possible tornado producers) • NONEX: warm front – rain likely and less severe community Definition • Group of different populations living in the same place Memory Pictograph Facts/Examples/NonExample • Groups of organisms affect each other in the community • Creates a unique area • EX: forest community, pond community, meadow community, coral reef community • NONEX: population refers to just one species in a community competition Definition Facts/Examples/NonExample • Interaction between 2 organisms over basic resources such as food, water, shelter, mates • The more adaptations an organisms has to its environment, the less it needs to compete • Some animals change their habits to have less competition • EX: invasive species outcompeting native species, deer feeding at different times or on different plants • NONEX: mutualism Memory Pictograph compound Definition Facts/Examples/NonExample • Pure substance made up of 2 or more different elements that are bonded together • Have chemical and physical properties not like the original elements • Always has a chemical formula • EX: salt (NaCl), water (H2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) • NONEX: elements are made of just one type of atom, mixtures are made of different materials next to each other BUT NOT BONDED TOGETHER Memory Pictograph conclusion Definition • Explains whether the hypothesis of an experiment was supported by the results of the experiment Memory Pictograph Facts/Examples/NonExample • Summary that re-checks the hypothesis • Part of the scientific method • Examines the data and results of an experiment • EX: see memory pictograph • NONEX: hypothesis has to be tested/ conclusion states whether hypothesis is supported by the results of the experiment condensation Definition • Physical change in matter from a gas to a liquid state Memory Pictographs Facts/Examples/NonExample • Caused by cooling of the temperature of the gas • Second step in the water cycle • Physical change • EX: cold glass on a hot humid day forms condensation, fog, clouds, dew • NONEX: evaporation is the opposite of condensation conductor Definition • Material that allows heat and electricity to pass through Memory Pictograph Facts/Examples/NonExample • Molecules either vibrate (heat) or pass along electrons (electricity) • Metals are the best conductors • Nonmetals are usually insulators, not conductors • EX: copper, aluminum, iron, steel • NONEX: rubber, plastic, wood consumer Definition • Organism that cannot make its own food and must get food by consuming other organisms Memory Pictograph Facts/Examples/NonExample • Needs to obtain energy by eating other organisms • Can eat producers (plants) or other consumers • EX: humans, herbivores, carnivores, omnivores • NONEX: producers make their own food through photosysthesis control Definition • Part of an experiment that is kept the same so it can be used as a comparison to the other data Memory Pictograph Facts/Examples/NonExample • Helps check results of experiment • Makes experiments more accurate • EX: experiment comparing fertilizers, one trial has NO fertilizer • NONEX: constants in an experiment keep all conditions similar, control leaves out the manipulated variable (independent variable) cytoplasm Definition • Thick fluid contained in the cell membrane of all cells Memory Pictograph Facts/Examples/NonExample • Helps hold or contain the insides of a cell • Cell jelly/ gel • Allows materials to move about inside cell • Mostly water • EX: found in all types of cells • NONEX: cell organelles are supported by cytoplasm data (datum) Definition • Information gathered and organized during an experiment Memory Pictograph Facts/Examples/NonExample • Graphs and charts • Shows observations and evidence • Good data comes form fair experiments and good variables • EX: Data chart for experiment in class • NONEX: conclusions and analysis occur after collecting data decomposer Definition • Organism that obtains food by breaking down dead organisms Memory Pictograph Facts/Examples/NonExample • Uses dead organisms as nutrients • Critical for healthy ecosystem • Helps rid nature of dead organisms • Types of consumer • EX: bacteria, fungus • NONEX: scavengers arrive before too much decomposition takes place density Definition • Ratio of mass to volume Memory Pictograph Facts/Examples/NonExample • Density = mass / volume • Depends on how • How tightly packed are the molecules in a given amount of space? • Feathers ----low density • Gold ---------high density • Water has a density of 1 • > 1 sink in water • < 1 float in water digestive system Definition • Organ system that breaks down food into a form that the body can absorb/ use Memory Pictograph Facts/Examples/NonExample • Uses both physical and chemical changes in the process • Broken down materials move from the small intestine into the blood stream • Circulatory system moves food and nutrients through the blood to the cells direct rays Definition • Sunlight that reaches the Earth with more intensity Memory Pictograph Facts/Examples/NonExample • Strikes at a direct angle and more energy is hitting the surface • Always occurring near the equator • Summer has more direct rays than winter • EX: tropical rain forests receive direct rays all year • NONEX: polar areas never receive direct rays dominant traits Definition • Inherited traits that show up more often in a population Memory Pictograph Facts/Examples/NonExample • Traits that occur with greater frequency • Research of Gregor Mendel and pea plants • Geneticists study dominant and recessive traits • EX: brown hair, brown eyes, widow’s peak, etc… • NONEX: blue eyes, red hair are recessive traits for the general population echo Definition • Sound waves bouncing back from hitting a hard surface Memory Pictograph Facts/Examples/NonExample • Sound energy is a mechanical wave that can be absorbed or reflected by the objects it hits • Used by bats and dolphins to locate prey or predators • EX: cave, gym, shower, empty room • NONEX: room covered with carpeting on floors and walls echolocation Definition • Method of navigation in which sound waves are bounced off objects to determine distance and location Memory Pictograph Facts/Examples/NonExample • Used by bats and dolphins and other animals • Helps locate prey • Humans borrowed idea for radar and sonar • EX: sonar bounces sound waves at sea • NONEX: radar bounces EM waves not sound waves ecosystem Definition • All the living and nonliving things in a community Memory Pictograph Facts/Examples/NonExample • Make up a special location where organisms and resources interact • Air, water, soil, are nonliving but still important to ecosystem working properly • EX: forest ecosystem, pond ecosystem, estuary ecosystem • NONEX: a single population of one organisms egg cell (ovary) • Definition Facts/Examples/NonExample Cell produced by the female reproductive system – must combine with sperm cell to become fertilized • Organisms that reproduce through sexual reproduction must begin as an egg cell • Can grow into seeds or infants • Must be fertilized in order to grow • EX: chicken egg cell – very large cell • NONEX: organisms that reproduce asexually do not require egg cells to reproduce Memory Pictograph electromagnet Definition • Powerful magnet produced by coiling wire around iron and running electricity through Memory Pictograph Facts/Examples/NonExample • Attracts certain metals only – iron, steel, nickel • Moving electrons make the magnet more powerful • EX: lifts up scrap cars and even small electromagnets can lift heavier weights • NONEX: regular magnets with no added wires and electricity element Definition Facts/Examples/NonExample • A pure substance that consists of only one type of atom with unique properties Memory Pictograph • Found on periodic table • Cannot be broken down further • Atomic number is determined by number of protons in the nucleus • Neutrons are also in the nucleus • Electrons move in different energy shells around the nucleus • EX: each of the types of atoms listed on Periodic Table • NONEX: compounds, mixtures elevation Definition • Height above sea level Memory Pictograph Facts/Examples/NonExample • Can be above or below sea level • Topographic maps show elevation • EX: Detroit area is about 600 feet above sea level, so its elevation is 600 feet • NONEX: latitude or longitude show location on the globe, but not elevation above sea level embryo Definition • Very early stage in the development of an organism Memory Pictograph Facts/Examples/NonExample • An embryo will develop form a fertilized egg • Stages of the embryo are related to stages of evolution (looks different at different stages) • Will develop into a baby organism • EX: human embryo, chicken embryo • NONEX: does not occur in asexual reproduction, requires egg and sperm cells erosion Definition • Process in which soil and rock particles are carried away by wind, moving water or gravity Memory Pictograph Facts/Examples/NonExample • Natural force that causes rocks to lose particles • Changes the appearance of rocks • EX: Sphinx and tombstones affected by wind and acid rain • NONEX: deposition is the opposite action and sediments build up in areas where wind or water oor ice slow down evaporation Definition • Physical change of state (phase change) from a liquid to a gas state Memory Pictograph Facts/Examples/NonExample • 1st step in the water cycle • Sun’s energy is what causes molecules of water to move faster and evaporate • Other liquids also evaporate when energy is added (heat) • EX: water, alcohol, gasoline all evaporate into the air • EX: boiling water is rapid evaporation • NONEX: condensation is the opposite of evaporation evidence Definition • Any tested observation or experimental data that supports a hypothesis Memory Pictograph Facts/Examples/NonExample • Data must support the hypothesis in order to be evidence that the hypothesis is correct • Allows scientists to know whether they are on the right track or need to “go back to the drawing board” • EX: gas and bubbles in an experiment show a chemical change • NONEX: guessing with no facts supporting the guess evolution Definition Facts/Examples/NonExample • Scientific Theory that explains changes in organisms over long periods of time • Successful adaptations increase the chances of surviving and reproducing • Poor adaptations make it more difficult for an organisms to survive and reproduce • EX: fast running animals escape predators and survive • NONEX: giraffes didn’t grow longer necks in one generation…but the taller giraffes survived better and reproduced offspring like themselves Memory Pictograph 8th Grade Science Vocabulary Terms (140 terms for Frayer Model) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. absorb acquired traits adaptations atmosphere atoms balance of nature balance scale benefit cell wall cells 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. characteristics chemical change chemical weathering chlorophyll chromosome climax community closed circuit cold blooded cold front community competition compound conclusion condensation conductor consumer control cytoplasm 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. data (datum) decomposer density digestive system direct rays dominant traits echo echolocation ecosystem egg cell (ovary) electromagnet element elevation embryo erosion evaporation evidence evolution extinct fertilization flower food chain food web force fossil fulcrum galaxy gas gene 58. 59. 60. 61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. 67. 68. 69. 70. 71. 72. 73. 74. 75. 76. 77. 78. 79. 80. 81. 82. 83. 84. germinate gravity heredity humidity hypothesis igneous rock inclined plane incomplete circuit inference inherited traits investigation landfill lava lever liquids lunar phases magma mass mechanical weathering metamorphic rocks meter microscope mineral mixture molecules non-conductor (insulator) non-native species (exotic) 85. 86. 87. 88. 89. 90. 91. 92. 93. 94. 95. 96. 97. 98. 99. 100. 101. 102. 103. 104. 105. 106. 107. 108. 109. 110. 111. 112. 113. observation opaque organ ozone parasite photosynthesis physical change pioneer species pollen pollutant population precipitation predation procedure producer pulley purpose reaction force recessive trait reflect refract revolve rock cycle rotate runoff sedimentary rock simple machine single-celled organism solar eclipse 114. 115. 116. 117. 118. 119. 120. 121. 122. 123. 124. 125. 126. 127. 128. 129. 130. 131. 132. 133. 134. 135. 136. 137. 138. 139. 140. 141. solid sonar sound waves speed sublimation succession surface mining symbiosis temperature thermal contraction thermal expansion thermometer translucent transparent unbalanced forces urban development vacuum vertebrate volume warm blooded warm front water cycle weather weight wetland wheel and axle zygote