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Advanced STAR 4th GradeScience Vocabulary Words and Definitions

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Instructions: Introduce the word to the student. Review its definition. Work on about 3 words

(one page) per week. Repeat as needed.Fill in the blanks of the sheet of paper.

1. Write the word2. Write the definition of the word3. Draw a picture or diagram using the word4. Write a sentence using the word5. You may use these words as spelling words if you choose

Record the words the student has mastered (Comments/Mastery)

Example:

Word: Organism Draw a picture of the meaning of the word.Write: Organism

Definition: A living person, plant, or animal.

Write: A living person, plant, or animal.Sentence: The organism is moving in the nest.Comments/Mastery: Child understands this word/ remembers it well.

4th Grade Basic Science Vocabulary

Word: Organism Draw a picture of the meaning of the word.Write:

Definition: A living person, plant or animal.Write:

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Word: Accuracy Draw a picture of the meaning of the word.Write:

Definition: How true or correct somethingis. Write:

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Word: Component Draw a picture of the meaning of the word.Write:

Definition: Part of the whole.Write:

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Word: Extinct Draw a picture of the meaning of the word.Write:

Definition: Something that no longer exists.Write:

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Word: Extinction Draw a picture of the meaning of the word.Write:

Definition: Process of making something extinct. Write:

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Word: Impression Draw a picture of the meaning of the word.Write:

Definition: A mark or dent made by pressure.Write:

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Word: Infer Draw a picture of the meaning of the word.Write:

Definition: To make a guess based on facts.Write:

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Word: Nonliving Draw a picture of the meaning of the word.Write:

Definition: Not aliveWrite:

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Word: Nutrients Draw a picture of the meaning of the word.Write:

Definition: Foods that provide energy to organisms.Write:

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Word: Unusual event Draw a picture of the meaning of the word.Write:

Definition: Something that does not happen very often.Write:

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Word: Phenomena Draw a picture of the meaning of the word.Write:

Definition: (singular: phenomenon) An unusual event or fact that can be watched.Write:

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Word: Prehistoric Draw a picture of the meaning of the word.Write:

Definition: Something that happened before recorded history.Write:

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Word: Preserved Draw a picture of the meaning of the word.Write:

Definition: Kept safe from decay.Write:

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Word: Profile Draw a picture of the meaning of the word.Write:

Definition: An outline view of something.Write:

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Word: Replacement Draw a picture of the meaning of the word.Write:

Definition: Something that takes the place of something else.Write:

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Word: Severe Draw a picture of the meaning of the word.Write:

Definition: Tough. Very strict or hardWrite:

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Word: Structural support Draw a picture of the meaning of the word.Write:

Definition: Something that helps hold up something that has been built. Write:

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Word: Data Draw a picture of the meaning of the word.Write:

Definition: Facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis.Write:

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4th Grade Weather Vocabulary

Word: Meteorologist Draw a picture of the meaning of the word.Write:

Definition: Someone who studies weather.Write:

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Word: Forecast Draw a picture of the meaning of the word.Write:

Definition: To predict the weather.Write:

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Word: Seasonal Draw a picture of the meaning of the word.Write:

Definition: Something that usually happens during a season like snow in winter.Write:

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Word: Temperature Draw a picture of the meaning of the word.Write:

Definition: How hot or cold something is.Write:

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Word: Atmosphere Draw a picture of the meaning of the word.Write:

Definition: The air around the planet.Write:

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Word: Climate Draw a picture of the meaning of the word.Write:

Definition: A set of certain weather conditions. Utah has a dry climate.Write:

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Word: Air pressure Draw a picture of the meaning of the word.Write:

Definition: The force exerted by air. Higher air pressure means a storm is coming.Write:

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Word: Barometer Draw a picture of the meaning of the word.Write:

Definition: A device that measures air pressure.Write:

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Word: Air temperature Draw a picture of the meaning of the word.Write:

Definition: How hot or cold the air is. Write:

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Word: Thermometer: Draw a picture of the meaning of the word.Write:

Definition: A device that measures air temperature.Write:

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Word: Dew Draw a picture of the meaning of the word.Write:

Definition: Water condensed on a cold surface, especially at night.Write:

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Word: Freeze Draw a picture of the meaning of the word.Write:

Definition: When water becomes solid because of cold.Write:

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Word: Thaw Draw a picture of the meaning of the word.Write:

Definition: When ice becomes liquid because of warmth.Write:

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Word: Wind speed: Draw a picture of the meaning of the word.Write:

Definition: How fast the wind blowsWrite:

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Word: Weather conditions Draw a picture of the meaning of the word.Write:

Definition: The features of appearance, quality and workings of the air, moisture and temperature around us.Write:

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4th Grade Cloud Vocabulary

Word: Cloud Draw a picture of the meaning of the word.Write:

Definition: A visible mass of water vapor inthe sky.Write:

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Word: Cirrus Draw a picture of the meaning of the word.Write:

Definition: A high, wispy, white cloudWrite:

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Word: Cumulus Draw a picture of the meaning of the word.Write:

Definition: A dense, puffy cloudWrite:

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Word: Stratus Draw a picture of the meaning of the word.Write:

Definition: A small cloud that covers a large area.Write:

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Word: Overcast Draw a picture of the meaning of the word.Write:

Definition: Covering of gray clouds over most of the sky.Write:

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Word: Thundercloud Draw a picture of the meaning of the word.Write:

Definition: Cumulus cloud with a towering or spreading top, charged with electricity and producing thunder and lightning.Write:

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Comments/Mastery:4th Grade Water Cycle Vocabulary

Word: Water cycle Draw a picture of the meaning of the word.Write:

Definition: The circulation of the earth’s water, in which water evaporates from the sea into clouds, then falls as rain or snow to return to the sea.Write:

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Word: Vapor Draw a picture of the meaning of the word.Write:

Definition: Water that has turned to a gas and is in the air.Write:

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Word: Condensation: Draw a picture of the meaning of the word.Write:

Definition: Water vapor that has turned to a liquid by sticking to a surface.Write:

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Word: Evaporation Draw a picture of the meaning of the word.Write:

Definition: Water turning into vaporWrite:

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Word: Precipitation Draw a picture of the meaning of the word.Write:

Definition: Water vapor turning into liquid and falling from the sky.Write:

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Word: Rain gauge Draw a picture of the meaning of the word.Write:

Definition: A device that shows how much rain has fallen.Write:

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4th Grade Animal Vocabulary

Word: Invertebrate Draw a picture of the meaning of the word.Write:

Definition: An animal that does not have a spine.Write:

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Word: Vertebrate Draw a picture of the meaning of the word.Write:

Definition: An animal that has a spine.Write:

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Word: Amphibian Draw a picture of the meaning of the word.Write:

Definition: A cold-blooded vertebrate that lives in the water when young and on the land as an adult. (frogs, salamanders)Write:

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Word: Bird Draw a picture of the meaning of the word.Write:

Definition: A warm-blooded vertebrate covered in feathers with wings. (eagle, penguin)Write:

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Word: Fish Draw a picture of the meaning of the word.Write:

Definition: An animal that always lives in the water and gets its oxygen from the water.(Trout, sharks)Write:

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Word: Insect Draw a picture of the meaning of the word.Write:

Definition: Small invertebrate animals that have segmented (divided into pieces) bodies. (lady bugs, ants spiders)Write:

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Comments/Mastery:4th Grade Animal Vocabulary

Word: Mammal Draw a picture of the meaning of the word.Write:

Definition: Warm-blooded vertebrates that feed their young with milk, and have skin covered in hair. (humans, horses)Write:

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Word: Reptile Draw a picture of the meaning of the word.Write:

Definition: Cold-blooded vertebrates that have bodies covered in scales or bony plates. (alligators, lizards)Write:

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Word: Dinosaur Draw a picture of the meaning of the word.Write:

Definition: Large, extinct reptiles.Write:

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Word: Migration Draw a picture of the meaning of the word.Write:

Definition: The movement of a large group, usually to follow food.Write:

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Word: Hibernation Draw a picture of the meaning of the word.Write:

Definition: To spend the winter in a sleeping state.Write:

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Word: Life cycle Draw a picture of the meaning of the word.Write:

Definition: The series of changed in the life of an organism. (egg, larva, pupa, adult)Write:

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4th Grade Rock Vocabulary

Word: Mineral Draw a picture of the meaning of the word.Write:

Definition: A solid, non-living material that is found in nature, usually in the ground.Write:

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Word: Igneous Draw a picture of the meaning of the word.Write:

Definition: Rock that was formed from heating and cooling of minerals like in a volcanic eruption.Write:

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Word: Metamorphic Draw a picture of the meaning of the word.Write:

Definition: Rock that was formed by pressure, heat, and water.Write:

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4th Grade Rock Vocabulary

Word: Sedimentary Draw a picture of the meaning of the word.Write:

Definition: Rock formed from sediment (the stuff at the bottom of lakes and rivers).Write:

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Word: Fossil Draw a picture of the meaning of the word.Write:

Definition: A print or the remains of a plantor animal preserved in rock.Write:

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Word: Trilobite Draw a picture of the meaning of the word.Write:

Definition: The fossil of a small invertebrate sea animal.Write:

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Comments/Mastery:4th Grade Environment Vocabulary

Word: Environment Draw a picture of the meaning of the word.Write:

Definition: The objects and conditions thatsurround an organism.Write:

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Word: Adaptation Draw a picture of the meaning of the word.Write:

Definition: Adjusting to environmentalconditions.Write:

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Word: Weathering Draw a picture of the meaning of the word.Write:

Definition: When weather changes the color,texture, form, etc. of parts of the environ-vent. Write:

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4th Grade Environment Vocabulary

Word: Deseret Draw a picture of the meaning of the word.Write:

Definition: An environment that is very drywith few plants. It is usually very hot.Write:

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Word: Forest Draw a picture of the meaning of the word.Write:

Definition: An environment that has many trees growing close together.Write:

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Word: Coniferous Draw a picture of the meaning of the word.Write:

Definition: A tree that has needles for leavesand stays green all year.Write:

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4th Grade Environment Vocabulary

Word: Deciduous Draw a picture of the meaning of the word.Write:

Definition: A tree that has leaves that fall offevery year and grow again.Write:

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Word: Tropical Draw a picture of the meaning of the word.Write:

Definition: An environment that is warm with a lot of precipitation.Write:

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Word: Wetland Draw a picture of the meaning of the word.Write:

Definition: Land that is often covered withwater, like a swamp.Write:

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Comments/Mastery:4th Grade Environment Vocabulary

Word: Erosion Draw a picture of the meaning of the word.Write:

Definition: The wearing away of rock and other environmental components becauseof weather.Write:

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Word: Topsoil Draw a picture of the meaning of the word.Write:

Definition: Top layer of dirt and nutrients where most plants have their roots.Write:

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Word: Subsoil Draw a picture of the meaning of the word.Write:

Definition: Material that is under the topsoil.Write:

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4th Grade Vocabulary

Word: Bedrock Draw a picture of the meaning of the word.Write:

Definition: The solid rock under the soil of the earth.Write:

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Word: Clay Draw a picture of the meaning of the word.Write:

Definition: Often it is referred to as “heavysoil” It is composed of very fine minerals that tend to pack together.Write:

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Word: Sand Draw a picture of the meaning of the word.Write:

Definition: Rock material that has been eroded into fine grains…often it has quartz in it.Write:

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Comments/Mastery:4th Grade Vocabulary Page 1

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