Math Vocabulary
Topic 1: page 3 and 4 in Envisions Workbook
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Topic 2: pages 45 and 46 in Envisions Workbook
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Science
The Human Eye:
- Light - natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible
- Tears - watery fluid between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate the eyes
- Cornea - clear front cover that focuses the light entering the eye
- Pupil - dark circular opening in the center of the iris of the eye
- Lens - transparent structure in the eye that helps to refract light to be focused onto the retina
- Retina - light layer of tissue lining the inner surface of the eye
- Photoreceptors - responsible for detecting different types of light and enabling us to see
- Optic Nerve - transmits visual signals from the retina to the brain
- Refraction - change in direction of a light wave due to a change in its transmission medium
- Rods - photoreceptors that DO NOT mediate color vision
- Cones - photoreceptors that DO mediate color vision
Function and Structure of Animal Body Parts:
- Electroreception - receive electricity signals given off by animals and plants
- Infrared - a type of heat energy
- Super Taster - superior sense of taste do to numerous taste senses
- Sensing Cells - cells that receive sensing information and send messages to the brain
- Sense Organs - eyes, ears, nose, skin and other organs to sense an animal's surroundings
- Sense Receptors - take in the information in the environment (smell, sights, sounds, etc.) and send it to the brain
- Signals - the information that goes to the brain
- Vibrations - feeling movement around and animal
- Tentacles - received signals and send them to the brain
- Antennae - sensitive organ that can taste, smell, and feel for some animals
Social Studies
Maps Vocabulary
- Political Map - a map which shows boundaries of countries, states, counties, or cities
- Road Map - a map, usually used by motorists, which shows roads and highways for driving
- Physical Map - a map which shows landforms, such as rivers, lakes, or mountains
- Weather Map - A map showing the weather conditions, such as temperature or rainfall, or an area
Link to Landform Vocabulary:
Landform Vocabulary and Definitions
Landform Vocabulary and Definitions
ELA/Science/Social Studies Vocabulary
Places to find new ELA/Science/Social Studies vocabulary words:
- Class Word Walls
- Any subject (SS, Science, Reading, art, music, etc.)
- Class and Home Discussions
- Conversations
- Independent Reading
- Nightly Reading
- Group Reading
- Whole Class Reading
- Daily Newspaper, Magazines, etc.
- During Research or any class or HW assignment