Able to explain a MOLE? Then you understand a bit about chemistry. Think it's a small critter, you don't.
I was just admiring VocabularySpellingCity's comprehensive grade-by-grade science vocabulary lists. They cover the key science content areas for each grade from kindergarten through high school. The lists can be used with all thrity of VocabularySpellingCity's learning activities. Here, for instance, is a second grade list of words from the scientific inquiry section:
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thermometer
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observe
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phase
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magnify
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centimeter
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classify
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magnetic
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kilogram
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characteristics
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| 10. |
data
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The sentences and definitions of the words on these lists are written for use in the academic study of science. When a term is used at several different grade levels, grade-appropriate definitions and examples are used. Below is an example of VocabularySpellingCity's differentiated treatment of science vocabulary words for the word SUN:
| SUN | definition | sentence |
| K - 2 | the Earth's source of heat and light | The sun is bright on a cloudless day. |
| 3 - 5 | the star at the center of our planetary system | The sun is highest in the sky at noon. |
| 6 - 8 | a medium-sized, main -sequence star orbited by planets and emitting light and heat | As the basis of our solar system, the sun sustains life on Earth. |
| 9 - 12 | a gaseous body emitting heat and visible light by thermonuclear reactions and around which a planetary system revolves | Energy is produced at the sun's core via a nuclear fusion reaction called the proton-proton chain. |
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