Water animals die Drought empties a lake Pollution Resources plants and animals need are destroyed causing deathДў1 Niche Definition Examples Why are they Important?ДЄn organismвЂ™s role in an ecosystem Role Based on how it gets its food Examples Why are they Important? Spiders use a web to catch insects Allows organisms to get food with less competition from other species Humming birds have long beaks and are able to hover to get nectar from flowersДў2 Producers Definition Examples Why are they Important? How scientists share discoveries and explain their findingsДЎ7 Definition Experimental Design Example ImportanceДЄ blueprint of the procedure to be followed that allow the researcher to test the hypothesis Plan Example Importance Procedures to be followed Insures that the experiment tests the hypothesis posed by the researcherДЎ9 Ecosystem Definition Examples Why are they Important?ДЄll the populations of organisms and nonliving things in an environment Environment Also includes the interactions between them Examples Why are they Important? Biomes Deserts Help us understand the diversity on our planet Tundra Forest GrasslandД®cosystem Change Definition Events that impact or destroy an ecosystem Destroy What does this do to an ecosystem? How does this effect life in the ecosystem? Plant eating animals would be forced to move or die (thrive or perish) Fire destroys plant life Animal life must look for water elsewhere. The supplies needed to conduct an experiment Materials Example Importance Graduated Cylinder Used to collect accurate data Chemicals BalanceДЎ5 Definition Trials Example Importance AttemptsДЄttempts or efforts to test a hypothesis Example Importance Repeating an experiment when unexpected results are found Multiple tests are done to insure that data is correctДЎ6 Definition Conclusions Example ImportanceДЄn explanation of what was learned from the experiment Findings Example Importance My data shows that plants grow taller when given sunlight than when left in the dark. Using scientific tools to accurately describe an object or substance Examples Importance Length Allow us to describe physical properties of matter Volume Weight MassДЎ4 Lab Tools Definition Example Importance Proves or disproves your hypothesis Used to make your conclusionДЎ3 Measurement Definition Examples Importance Accuracy The part of the experiment that you are testing Change Importance Example The amount of sunlight you give a plant It is what you are testing forДЎ0 Definition Model Example Importance RepresentДЄ small object built to represent a much larger object and show details Example Importance Plastic model of a heart Allows people to see the details of objects they could not see otherwiseДЎ1 Definition Promotional Material Example ImportanceДЄn advertisement designed to attract public attention Advertisement Example Importance Nutrition Labels Posters Tell consumers about products CommercialsДЇactual information gained from doing an experiment Results Example Importance The plant placed in the sunlight grew 4 inches.

Makes the scientists connect what they already know with the experiment they are doing ConclusionsДЁ Definition Hypothesis Example Importance PredictionДЄn educated guess as to what will happen during an experiment Example Importance The rubber ball will bounce higher then the plastic ball.

Problem When more than one person conducts an experiment they must follow the same method in order to compare results 2. The steps followed to research or investigate a problem in the lab Example Importance 1. Steps taken before an activity to prevent harm or injury Example Importance Putting on an oven mitt before moving a hot pan Allows you to complete an activity without getting hurtД§ Definition Scientific Method Example Importance Step Using resources carefully so that nothing is wasted Save Importance Examples Protecting endangered animals Saves resources for the future Planting new trees where old trees were cut downД¦ Precaution Definition Example Importance Safety

Uniform Classroom Definition Concept Graphic Examples Importance Where have you seen this? Why do we need to know this?ДҐ Definition Conservation Importance Examples Use the Verbal Visual Word Association Templates to assist your students in making connections to retain the information.ДЈ Concept Graphic Vocabulary Word Definition Word Association Word Your students will take a trip through their science year, and reflect back on what they have learned. Presentation on theme: '5th Grade Science Vocabulary countdown'- Presentation transcript:

5th grade science vocab