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6th Grade
05/30/2008

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Observation

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Using 5 senses to describe something.

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Inference
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Explanation of an observation.  Must be reasonable.
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Cell
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Basic unit of all living things.
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Hereditary
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Passing down of traits over the generations.
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Trait
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Characteristic of living things-can be either inherited or acquired.
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Chromosomes
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Strand-like threads made up of DNA that contain heredity information.
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Nucleus
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Part of most cells: genetic information is found inside.
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Genes
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A section of DNA that contains the instructions that determine the genetic traits of an organism.
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Inherited Trait
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Traits that an organism genetically receives and these traits are passed on from one generation to the next.
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Acquired Trait
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Traits that an organism does not genetically receive.
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Egg Cell
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Female reproductive cell
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Sperm Cell
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Male reproductive cell
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Pollination
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The transfer of pollen (sperm) from the male part of the flower to the female part of the flower.  Helps in reproduction of the species.
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Fertilization
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The joining of the egg and the sperm cell.
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Fossil
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Recognizable remains or traces of activity of prehistoric life.
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Prehistoric
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10,000 years
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5 Kingdoms
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Classification system used for a long time; includes all living things:  Plants, Animals, Fungi, Moneran, Protist

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Extinction
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Died out, no more.  T-Rex is an extinct species.
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Cold-blooded
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Organisms that have a body temperature that is not constant or not the same.
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Warm-blooded
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Organisms that have a body temperature that is constant or the same all the time.
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Vertebrate
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Animals that have a backbone.
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Invertebrate
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Animals that do not have a backbone.
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Classification
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Organizational system; to group; to sort or arrange according to some similarity.
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Single-cell
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An organism that is made of one cell or one type of cell.
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Multicellular

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An organism that is made of many different types of cells.
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Matter
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Anything that has volume and mass.
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Mass
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The amount of "stuff" something contains...
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Volume
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The amount of "space" that something takes up.
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Density
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The amount of "stuff" within a given amount of space.
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Product
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The end result(s) of a chemical change.
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Reactant

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The items that are put together in a chemical change.
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Gram
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Measurement of mass.  Abbreviation is g.
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Milliliter
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Measurement of volume.  Abbreviation is mL or ml.
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Grams per milliliter

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How many grams are in a milliliter of space.  It is a unit of density, abbreviation is g/ml.

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Physical properties

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Details that describe a certain type of matter.  This can be observed by the 5 senses.
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Physical change
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When matter changes without becoming a new substance.
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Chemical change
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When matter changes into a new substance; it is no longer the same thing.
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Humidity
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Water vapor in the air.
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Relative humidity
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The amount of water vapor in the air compared to the amount of water vapor the air can hold; written in %.
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Air pressure
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The force exerted on you by air molecules.  This decreases as you go up in altitude.
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Condensation
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When a gas turns to a liquid; requires a decrease in energy.
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Evaporation
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When a liquid turns to a gas; requires an increase in energy.
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Dewpoint
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The temperature at which condensation happens.
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Precipitation
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Water in solid or liquid form that falls from the clouds (rain, snow, hail, sleet).
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Air mass
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A large body of air that has similar temperature and humidity properties throughout.
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Front
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Boundary between two air masses; low pressure system.
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Warm front
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When a warm air mass advances on a cold air mass; produces prolonged rain showers
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Cold front
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When a cold air mass advances on a warm air mass; produces quick showers.
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Stationary front
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When a front does not move.
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LINE
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a row of words written across a page
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COUPLET
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a pair of lines that usually rhyme
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STANZA
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a unit, or chunk of lines, within a big poem
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NARRATIVE
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a poem that tells a story
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SONNET
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a poem that has 14 lines and usually rhymes
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BLANK VERSE
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poetry that doesn't rhyme
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Poetry is _____________ used as _______.
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language-art
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Most poems rely on the five ___________ to espress their point.
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senses
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Poetry is both ___________ and __________.
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musical-emotional
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Poems can be about _________________.
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anything
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When writing a poem, words are chosen for their _______, the ___________ they bring to your mind, and their ability to make you feel an ____________.
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sounds-images-emotion
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The two important things about a poem are __________________________________ and ___________________________________.
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type of words - what the words really mean
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METAPHOR
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a ditrect comparison between 2 things
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SIMILE
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a comparison of 2 things using like or as
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SIMILE OR METAPHOR
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Everyday is a winding road
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SIMILE OR METAPHOR
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He has the heart of a lion.
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SIMILE OR METAPHOR
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It's raining cats and dogs.
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SIMILE OR METAPHOR
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Her eyes are as black as coal.
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SIMILE OR METAPHOR
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He runs like a cheetah.
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SIMILE OR METAPHOR
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That dog is as fast as a hippo.
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ALLITERATION
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repeating the sme beginning sound over and over
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You usually use consonants, not ________, when writing alliteration poems.
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vowels
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Alliteration is based on ________, not on how the word is spelled.
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sounds
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ALLITERATION or NOT
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She sells seashells by the seashore.
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ALLITERATION or NOT
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She bought a new car.
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ALLITERATION or NOT
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Betty bought a bright blue basket.
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FORM
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The way the words in a poem are set up so that it makes a point.
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SYMBOLISM
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The use of objects in poetry that represent a feeling or action
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