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Education
5th Grade
09/02/2011

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inquiry
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the act of searching of truth or knowledge; an investigation;
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media
Definition
the plural of medium; form of system or communication; ex. radio and televsion that influence people widely
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iniative
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a first step or movement; energy used in iniating something; action taking to resolve
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catalyst
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a substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a faster rate
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social action
Definition
individual or group behavior that involves interaction with other individuals or groups; an essential change in a society caused by interacting with individuals or groups
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mass media
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broadcasting information by the newspaper, t.v., internet, etc. ; communciation to reach a mass amount of people
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culture
Definition
a particular form of civilization; your region, religion; the shared custom or tradition at the same time; the set of shared values, attitudes, goals, and practices that characterized an institution, civilazation, group
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medium
Definition
means of communciation
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beliefs
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to have a firm religious faith; a state or habit of mind;something you trust
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values
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the importance of something or someone; guiding principle or idea
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extrinsic
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external; not part of an essential nature of someone
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intrinsic
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belonging to the real nature of a thing; essential; existing within
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ex
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soemthing that is out; outward (pre-fix)
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in
Definition
inward (pre-fix)
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etiquette
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the customary code of polite behavior of a society
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media literate
Definition
being literate about media; ability to read and understand forms of communication
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consumer
Definition
a person who buys good and services
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producer
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a person that produces/creates/ manufactures; supervises
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bias
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preferring one side or another; group compared to another in a way to be considered unfair
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dialectical thought
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being able to think about two points of view at the same time
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