Science Dictionary
-students should have all the terms needed to complete the science dictionary.
Instructions and terms can be viewed below. All students have been given the science lab safety rules and the science lab equipment.
Science Dictionary
Criteria and Rubric
Project Due Date: Friday May 30, 2008
Your Science Dictionary should contain words and definitions compiled from various units beginning in the month of September and ending in May. Use the words given throughout the school year to construct a science dictionary with an appendix of science lab safety rules and equipment.
Your dictionary should include:
A.(10 pts) Creative Cover Page Needs the following:
Title (Make your own title My Science Dictionary is unacceptable)
Your Name
Science Teacher’s Name
Cohort
B.(10 pts) A table of contents including a list of all the words grouped by trimester and an appendix of safety rules with the correct page numbers.
C.(50 pts) The words of all three trimesters should be combined in the dictionary and listed in alphabetical order with definitions, sentences, and some pictures.
*Pictures can be drawn or cut from magazines, books, etc., no more than 50 pictures per dictionary, assemble where appropriate*
D.(10 pts) Appendix of science lab safety rules and equipment definitions and proper use should be explained and include a picture.
E.(10 pts) The final project should be presented in a notebook, 3-prong folder, book created by you, report folder, professionally bound ie. Kinkos, Staples, etc. Dictionaries submitted stapled without a folder will not receive an A.
F.(10 pts) Dictionaries need to be typed to receive full credit. All written projects must be written in blue or black ink
•All projects must be turned in on the due date.
•NO EXCEPTIONS WILL BE MADE
motion
reference point
International System
of Units
meter
speed
average speed
instantaneous speed
velocity
slope
acceleration
energy
kinetic energy
potential energy
gravitational
potential energy
elastic potential
energy
mechanical Energy
thermal Energy
electrical Energy
chemical Energy
nuclear Energy
electromagnetic
energy
energy
transformation
single transformation
multiple
transformation
temperature
fahrenheit scale
celsius scale
kelvin scale
absolute zero
heat
specific heat
conduction
convection
convection current
radiation
conductor
insulator
state
change of state
melting
freezing
evaporation
boiling
condensation
thermal expansion
electromagnetic
waves
infrared Radiation
ultraviolet Radiation
greenhouse Effect
wind
anemometer
wind-Chill Factor
local Winds
sea breeze
land breeze
global winds
coriolis effect
latitude
jet stream
doldrums
horse latitudes
trade winds
prevailing westerlies
polar easterlies
water cycle
thermometer
humidity
relative humidity
psychrometer
condensation
dew point
cirrus
cumulus
stratus
precipitation
drought
cloud sedding
rain gauge
troposphere
stratosphere
mesosphere
thermosphere
exosphere
ionosphere
organism
habitat
biotic factor
abiotic factor
photosynthesis
species
population
community
ecosystem
ecology
biomes
estimate
birth rate
death rate
immigration
emigration
population density
limiting factor
carrying capacity
producer
consumer
herbivore
carnivore
omnivore
scavenger
decomposer
food chain
food web
energy pyramid
niche
first-order (primary)
consumer
second-order
(secondary)
consumer
third-order (tertiary)
consumer
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