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6th Science Priority Vocabulary

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  • how something works
    function
  • a group of the same kind of organism living in the same area
    population
  • to describe how something works or why something happens
    explain
  • a push or pull
    force
  • a way of organizing numbers that can help you see patterns
    graph
  • the process of making clear how your evidence supports your claim
    reasoning
  • a result or change that happens because of an event or process
    effect
  • an object, diagram, or computer program that helps us understand something by making it simpler or easier to see
    model
  • the size, number, or amount of one thing or group of things as compared to that of another thing or group of things
    proportion
  • relating to, or cause by, heat
    thermal
  • an illustration that shows how something works or what its parts are
    diagram
  • when something becomes different over time
    change
  • the ability to make things move or change
    energy
  • to carefully study or examine something
    analyze
  • a proposed answer to a question about the natural world
    claim
  • anything that has mass and takes up space
    matter
  • a plan for asking questions and testing possible answers
    investigation
  • the amount or number of an item
    quantity
  • something we observe to be similar over and over again
    pattern
  • using evidence and reasoning to support a claim
    argument
  • observations or measurements recorded in an investigation
    Data
  • information about the natural world that is used to support or to go against (refute) a claim
    evidence
  • a proposed answer to a question
    Claim
  • an event or process that leads to a result or change
    cause
  • a plan for asking questions and testing possible answers
    investigation
  • a logical interpretation of data
    interpret