STAAR Review Foldable Created by Tracie Gomez, March 2014

Monday, April 6

To Do List: Create the vocab foldable. This will remain in your bobcat binder. It should go home every evening and brought back to school each day!

Vocabulary Words 1. Your name and title 5. Properties of Soil 9. Fossil Fuels 13. Shadows/Tides/Seasons 17. Matter 6. W-E-D Created by Tracie Gomez, March 2014

5. Properties of Soil Clay: not good for growing plants. Silt: mix of clay and sand. Can support plant life. Soil: mix of broken down rock. Good to grow plants. Humus: mix of organic materials and soil. Best to grow plants in. Think of potting soil. Created by Tracie Gomez, March 2014

9. Fossil Fuels Coal Oil Natural Gas Formed in layers of sedimentary rock after millions and millions of years. We will run out! Heat and pressure compress the fossils to create the fossil fuels. Created by Tracie Gomez, March 2014

13. Shadows/Tides/Seasons Shadows are the biggest in the early morning and late afternoon because of the sun. High tides and low tides are made from the moon’s gravitational pull. Seasons are a result of the Earth’s revolution around the sun and how the Earth is tilted on its axis. Created by Tracie Gomez, March 2014

17. Matter A material that takes up space and has mass. Created by Tracie Gomez, March 2014

6. W-E-D Weathering: Breaks it down Erosion: Carries it away Deposition: “Drop it like its hot!”. The sediment is deposited at the mouth of a river or stream. Created by Tracie Gomez, March 2014

Tuesday, April 7 Created by Tracie Gomez, March 2014

Vocabulary Words 21. Boiling-Melting-Freezing 14. Weather vs. Climate 3. Scientific Method 7. Landforms 11. Alternative Energy 15. Water Cycle Created by Tracie Gomez, March 2014

21. Boiling-Melting-Freezing Boiling point of water is 100◦C. Melting point and freezing point of water is 0◦C. Created by Tracie Gomez, March 2014

14. Weather vs. Climate Weather is our current conditions. Today is cloudy, with a chance of rain. Climate is the overall weather conditions for a climate. Texas weather is usually warm and dry. Created by Tracie Gomez, March 2014

3. Scientific Method Ask a question. State a hypothesis. Conduct an experiment. Collect your data. Write a conclusion. Created by Tracie Gomez, March 2014

7. Landforms Created by Tracie Gomez, March 2014

11. Alternative Energy Energy resources that are renewable and will never run out. Biofuels Wind Solar Hydroelectric Geothermal Created by Tracie Gomez, March 2014

15. Water Cycle Created by Tracie Gomez, March 2014

Wednesday, April 8 Created by Tracie Gomez, March 2014

Vocabulary Words 4. Science Tools 8. Rapid Changes to Earth 12. Sedimentary Rocks 16. Moon Phases 25. Types of Energy 29. Electrical Energy Created by Tracie Gomez, March 2014

4. Science Tools Created by Tracie Gomez, March 2014

8. Rapid Changes to Earth Volcanic eruptions Landslides Tornados Floods Hurricanes Tsunamis Created by Tracie Gomez, March 2014

12. Sedimentary Rocks A type of rock that forms when layers of decayed plants and animals are pressed together with heat and pressure. Created by Tracie Gomez, March 2014

16. Moon Phases Created by Tracie Gomez, March 2014

25. Types of Energy Kinetic Energy: any energy from a moving thing. Potential Energy: any object that can have energy, but is not using it. Created by Tracie Gomez, March 2014

29. Electrical Energy Energy that comes from electricity. Electricity can be converted to many different types of energy. Created by Tracie Gomez, March 2014

Thursday, April 9 Created by Tracie Gomez, March 2014

Vocabulary Words 33. Ecosystems 37. Carbon Dioxide/Oxygen Cycle 26. Mechanical Energy 30. Circuits 34. Food Chains/Food Webs 38. Adaptations Created by Tracie Gomez, March 2014

33. Ecosystems An ecosystem is a community of living organisms, with the nonliving components that act a system. These biotic(living) and abiotic(non-living) things are linked together through food chains and food webs. Created by Tracie Gomez, March 2014

37. CO2 and O2 Cycle Created by Tracie Gomez, March 2014

26. Mechanical Energy Any energy of movement. Had both potential and kinetic energy. Created by Tracie Gomez, March 2014

30. Circuits Complete Circuit Has a battery, wires, and light bulb or buzzer all connected and working. Incomplete Circuit Is missing a battery, wires, and light bulb or buzzer. Not all connected and does not work. Created by Tracie Gomez, March 2014

34. Food Chains/Food Webs A food chain is a direct flow of energy. A food web shows the flow of energy through out an ecosystem. Created by Tracie Gomez, March 2014

38. Adaptations Anything that a plant or animal does over a long period of time to help them survive in their environment. Structural Adaptations Camo/Protective Coloration Hibernation Migration Mimicry Created by Tracie Gomez, March 2014

Friday, April 10 Created by Tracie Gomez, March 2014

Vocabulary Words 27. Light Energy 44. Solar System 35. Energy Flow in Ecosystems 48. Moon Characteristics 28. Reflection/Refraction 32. Thermal Energy Created by Tracie Gomez, March 2014

35. Energy flow in environments Producer: a living thing, such as a plant, that can make its own food. Consumer: a living thing that cannot make its own food and must eat other living things. There are primary and secondary consumers. Decomposers: a living thing that gets energy by breaking down dead organisms and animal wastes into simpler substances. Created by Tracie Gomez, March 2014

27. Light Energy Light from a light bulb, the stars or a computer screen Created by Tracie Gomez, March 2014

48. Moon Characteristics Rocky surface Does have oxygen, just not high levels No atmosphere Craters, mountains and plains Created by Tracie Gomez, March 2014

28. Reflection/Refraction Light always travels in a straight line!!! Reflect: to bounce light off something. Mirror, tinted windows, shiny surfaces Refract: to bend light. Lenses, cameras, eye glasses, telescope, objects observed through water. Created by Tracie Gomez, March 2014

44. Solar System Our sun and all the objects that revolve around it. M V E M J S U N Created by Tracie Gomez, March 2014

32. Thermal Energy Energy from heat. Created by Tracie Gomez, March 2014

Monday, April 13 Created by Tracie Gomez, March 2014

Vocabulary Words 36. Changes to Ecosystems 40. Inherited Traits/Learned Behaviors 41. Organisms 43. Sun Characteristics 45. Natural Resources 47. Earth Characteristics Created by Tracie Gomez, March 2014

36. Environmental Changes CauseEffect Fire Drought Increased Predators Urban Development Pollution Created by Tracie Gomez, March 2014

40. Inherited Traits/ Learned Behaviors Inherited traits are things you are born with. Eye color, hair color, etc. Learned behaviors are things you learn to do over time. Reading a book, riding a bike, multiplication facts, etc. Created by Tracie Gomez, March 2014

41. Organisms Any living thing. Created by Tracie Gomez, March 2014

43. Sun Characteristics Made of gas Extremely hot A star Created by Tracie Gomez, March 2014

45. Natural Resources Anything from the earth or nature that humans can use. Can be renewable or non-renewable. Created by Tracie Gomez, March 2014

47. Earth Characteristics Mainly rocky layers, partly liquid core Made of iron, oxygen, silicon and magnesium Does have an atmosphere Lots of liquid water Life exists Created by Tracie Gomez, March 2014

Tuesday, April 14 Created by Tracie Gomez, March 2014

Vocabulary Words 42. Life Cycle of a Plant 31. Sound Energy 46. Conservation 39. Metamorphosis 2. Lab Safety 19. Mixtures Created by Tracie Gomez, March 2014

42. Life Cycle of a Plant Created by Tracie Gomez, March 2014

31. Sound Energy Energy from sound. Can travel through solids, liquids and gas. Sound travels through vibrations or sound waves. Created by Tracie Gomez, March 2014

46. Conservation The process of preserving and protecting an ecosystem or a resource. Created by Tracie Gomez, March 2014

39. Metamorphosis Complete Metamorphosis ELPA Egg, larva, pupa, adult Incomplete Metamorphosis ENA Egg, nymph, adult Created by Tracie Gomez, March 2014

2. Lab Safety Created by Tracie Gomez, March 2014

19. Mixtures A combination of two or more different substances in which the substances keep their identity. Fruit salad Sand and iron fillings Salt water Created by Tracie Gomez, March 2014

Wednesday, April 15 Created by Tracie Gomez, March 2014

Vocabulary Words 10. Fossils 23. Conductors and Insulators 18. Physical Properties 20. Solutions 22. Density 24. Variables Created by Tracie Gomez, March 2014

10. Fossils The remains or traces of a plant or animal that lived long ago. Created by Tracie Gomez, March 2014

23. Conductors/Insulators Conductors are materials that lets heat or electricity travel through it easily. Metal, humans, glass Insulators are materials that do not let heat or electricity travel through easily. Plastic, rubber, wood Created by Tracie Gomez, March 2014

18. Physical Properties Color Size Texture Magnetism Physical State Solubility Conductor/insulator Created by Tracie Gomez, March 2014

20. Solutions A mixture that has the same composition throughout because all its parts are mixed evenly in. Shampoo Syrup Created by Tracie Gomez, March 2014

22. Density Whether an object is able to sink or float. An object less dense than water will float. An object more dense than water will sink. Created by Tracie Gomez, March 2014

24. Variables The conditions that can change in an experiment. Independent Variable is the variable that you change. Blade shape, blade material Dependent Variable is the variable that remains constant. Fan speed, size Created by Tracie Gomez, March 2014