NGSS Glossary

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1	Terms	Definition	K-2	3-5	MS	HS	ASL Sign	ASL 2	Part of speech	CCC1	CCC2	CCC3	CCC4	CCC5	CCC6	CCC7	SEP1	SEP1A	SEP2	SEP3	SEP4	SEP5	SEP6	SEP6A	SEP7	SEP8

2	accuracy	the quality of being correct or precise	N	N	Y	Y	Accurate		noun											Y	Y
3	algebra	mathematics using symbols to represent numbers and quantities	N	N	N	Y	Algebra		noun													Y
4	algorithm	a set of rules to be followed in calculations or problem-solving	N	Y	Y	Y	Algorithm		noun													Y
5	analyze	to study carefully to determine patterns and relationships	Y	Y	Y	Y	Analyze		verb												Y	Y			Y
6	apply	to put into service	N	N	N	Y	Apply																	Y
7	approximations	close to the actual but not completely accurate	N	N	N	Y	Approximations		noun				Y
8	argument	a process for reaching agreements about explanations or solutions	Y	Y	Y	Y	Argue		noun								Y					Y			Y
9	assumptions	a thing that is accepted as true or as certain to happen	N	N	Y	Y	Assumptions		noun				Y										Y
10	atom	basic unit of elements	N	N	Y	Y	Atom		noun	Y
11	atomic scale	the relative size of atoms and molecules	N	N	Y	Y	Atomic	scale	adjective							Y
12	bias	disproportionate weight in favor of or against an idea or thing	N	N	Y	Y	Bias		noun																	Y
13	boundary	the dividing line between system and environment	N	Y	Y	Y	Boundary		noun				Y
14	carrying out	conducting activities for something	Y	Y	Y	Y	Conduct		verb											Y
15	causal	cause-and-effect relationships	N	Y	Y	Y	Causal	Effect	noun		Y						Y		Y		Y
16	cause	a thing that gives rise to an event	Y	Y	Y	Y	Cause		noun		Y														Y
17	change	to become different	Y	Y	Y	Y	Change		verb	Y						Y
18	characteristic	a feature or quality belonging to a thing	Y	Y	Y	Y	Characteristic		noun
19	chemical processes	atoms are regrouped into different molecules	N	N	Y	Y	Chemical	Processes	noun					Y
20	claim	an answer to a scientific question	Y	Y	Y	Y	Answer		noun											Y		Y			Y
21	classify	arrange in categories based on characterics
22	closed system	a system that doesn't interact with other systems	N	N	N	Y	Closed	System	noun					Y
23	constant	Unchanging value or condition	N	Y	Y	Y			noun
24	combine	to unite or merge	N	Y	Y	Y	Combine		verb																	Y
25	communicate	share or exchange information	Y	Y	Y	Y	Communicate		verb																	Y
26	compare	to examine two or more things to note similarities and differences	Y	Y	Y	Y	Compare		verb												Y	Y		Y	Y	Y
27	complex	consisting of many different and connected parts	N	Y	Y	Y	Complex		adjective		Y				Y				Y	Y						Y
28	components	a part of a larger whole	N	Y	Y	Y	Components		noun				Y		Y			Y	Y
29	composition	the way in which a whole is made up	N	N	Y	Y	Composition		noun						Y
30	comprehend	to understand	N	Y	Y	Y	Comprehend		verb																	Y
31	computation	the action of mathematical calculation using algorithms	N	Y	Y	Y	Computer		noun												Y	Y
32	computational model	a mathematical model that requires computational resources	N	N	N	Y	Computer	Model	noun										Y			Y
33	computer program	a collection of instruction excuted by a computer	N	N	N	Y	Math	Program	noun													Y
34	concepts	an abstrat idea	N	N	Y	Y	Concept		noun													Y
35	conclusion	a judgment or decision reached by reasoning	N	N	Y	Y	Conclusion		noun														Y			Y
36	conduct	the way in which an investigation is carried out or managed.	N	Y	Y	Y
37	confounding variables	a variable other than the independent that may affect the results	N	N	N	Y	Confuse	Variable (female)	noun											Y
38	conservation	the quantity of a physical quantity remains constant	N	Y	Y	Y	Conservation		noun					Y
39	constraints	limitations or restrictions	N	Y	Y	Y	Restrict		noun									Y						Y	Y
40	construct	the act of building something	Y	Y	Y	Y	Construct		verb												Y		Y
41	contradictions	a statement or phrase whose parts contradict each other	N	N	N	Y	Contradict		noun																Y
42	contrast	to compare in respect to differences	N	Y	Y	Y	Contrast		verb												Y
43	controlled	restrained	N	Y	Y	Y	Control		adjective											Y
44	correlational	a mutual relationship between two or more things	N	N	Y	Y	Correlation		noun		Y										Y
45	cost	estimate of the price	N	Y	Y	Y	Cost		noun									Y
46	counter-argument	an argument forward to oppose an idea developed in another argument	N	N	N	Y	Counter-argument		noun																Y
47	create	bring something into existence	N	Y	Y	Y	Create		verb													Y
48	criteria	a principle or standard by which something can be judged	N	Y	Y	Y	Criteria		noun									Y		Y		Y		Y	Y
49	critique	a detailed analysis and assessment of something	N	Y	Y	Y	Critique		noun																Y
50	cycling	the movement of things from place to place that repeats	N	N	Y	Y	Cycling		verb
51	cycle	a series of events that repeat	Y	Y	Y	Y	Cycle		noun	Y				Y
52	data	measurements or statistics used for evidence	Y	Y	Y	Y	Data (blue shirt)		noun								Y		Y	Y	Y				Y
53	data set	a collection of related sets of information	N	N	Y	Y	Data (blue shirt)		noun												Y	Y
54	define	to identify the essential qualities of	Y	Y	Y	Y	Define		verb									Y
55	dependent variable	the responding variable in an experiment (effect)	N	N	Y	Y	Dependent variable		noun								Y			Y			Y
56	directional hypothesis	an explanation with a specific outcome direction	N	N	N	Y
57	describe	to give an account in words	Y	Y	Y	Y	Describe		verb													Y				Y
58	design	to think up and plan out	Y	Y	Y	Y	Design		verb											Y	Y			Y	Y
59	design cycle	a series of steps that helps people design solutions	N	N	Y	Y	Design	Cycle	noun															Y
60	destabilize	upset the stability of a system	N	N	N	Y	Destabilize		verb							Y
61	develop	to build or create	Y	Y	Y	Y	Construct		verb									Y	Y
62	differences	not alike	Y	Y	Y	Y	Differences		noun	Y						Y					Y
63	dynamic equilbrium	a state in of balance within continuing processes	N	N	Y	Y	Equilibrium		noun							Y
64	effect	an event	Y	Y	Y	Y	Effect		noun		Y														Y
65	empirical	verifiable by observation or experience	N	N	N	Y	observation		adjective		Y						Y								Y
66	energy	the ability to cause change	N	Y	Y	Y	Energy		noun			Y	Y	Y
67	engaging	to become involved in	Y	Y	Y	Y	Engagement		noun															Y	Y	Y
68	engineering	the use of scientific principles to solve human problems	Y	Y	Y	Y	Engineering		noun
69	environment	anything outside of the system	N	Y	Y	Y	Environment		noun				Y
70	environmental	relating to the natural world	N	N	N	Y	Environmental		adjective									Y
71	estimate	roughly calculate the value	N	Y	Y	Y	Estimate		verb													Y
72	ethical	relating to moral principles	N	N	N	Y	Ethics		adjective											Y					Y
73	evaluate	to determine the significance of by careful study	N	Y	Y	Y	Evaluate		verb												Y					Y
74	event	a thing that happens	Y	Y	Y	Y	Event		noun	Y	Y								Y		Y
75	evidence	anything presented to support a claim	Y	Y	Y	Y	Evidence		noun								Y		Y	Y	Y		Y		Y
76	experiment	a procedure to test a hypothesis	N	N	Y	Y	Experiment	Investigate	noun											Y
77	explanation	a logical reason for a phenomenon	Y	Y	Y	Y	Explanation		noun		Y						Y					Y	Y		Y	Y
78	exponential growth	grows by an instantaneous rate proportional to the quantity	N	N	N	Y	Exponential growth		noun			Y
79	fact	a thing that is known or proved to be true	N	Y	Y	Y	Fact		noun																Y
80	failure	a lack of success	N	N	N	Y	Failure		noun											Y
81	fair test	a test that controls all but one variable	N	Y	Y	Y	Fair	Experiment	noun											Y
82	features	a part or characteristic of something	Y	Y	Y	Y	Feature		noun										Y
83	feedback mechanism	a loop system wherein the system responds to a perturbation	N	N	Y	Y	Feedback	Mechanism	noun							Y
84	field	the region in which a particular condition (i.e. force) prevails	N	N	Y	Y	Field		noun					Y
85	flow	to move in one direction as if in a stream	N	N	Y	Y	Flow		noun				Y	Y
86	force	a push or pull on an object	Y	Y	Y	Y	push	pull	noun							Y
87	function	an activity or purpose for a thing	Y	Y	Y	Y	Function		noun				Y		Y
88	function (mathematical)	a relationship or expression involving one or more variables.	N	N	N	Y	Function		noun													Y
89	gather	bring together or assemble	N	N	Y	Y	Gather		verb																	Y
90	generate	to cause to arise or come about	N	Y	Y	Y	Create		verb															Y
91	graph	a graphical representation of data	N	Y	Y	Y	Graph		verb													Y
92	graphical display	a representation of data (e.g. graphs, pictographs, maps, charts, etc.)	Y	Y	Y	Y	Graph		noun												Y	Y
93	hypothesis	a proposed explanation based on evidence	N	N	Y	Y	Hypothesis		noun								Y									Y
94	idea	a thought, plan or suggestion	N	Y	Y	Y	Idea		noun														Y			Y
95	implement	to put into effect	N	N	Y	Y	Execute		verb															Y
96	independent variable	the manipulated variable in an experiement (cause)	N	N	Y	Y	Independent variable		noun								Y			Y			Y
97	information	facts provided or learned about something	Y	Y	Y	Y	Information		noun												Y					Y
98	initial conditions	the beginning state of the system	N	N	N	Y	Initial	Conditions	noun				Y
99	input	what is put into the system	N	N	Y	Y	Inputs		noun				Y	Y					Y							Y
100	integrate	combine with another so they become whole	N	N	Y	Y	Integrate		verb																	Y