Vocabulary List
These are vocabulary words that are seen and discussed throughout the Structures of Life FOSS kit. It is important that students understand what these words are and that they hear them being used because these are the ones that will be on the Science WASL most frequently.
The words in bold are the crucial words and they will be in your word bank at the end of each investigation.
Other words listed in your word banks that are not below are important to discuss and be aware of. Students are not expected to know those words for the Science WASL.
Terms related to Structures of Life |
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• acquired • characteristic • conclude • describe • explanation • food chain • identify • magnifying glass • observe • part • prediction • report • seed • skeleton • system |
• air • chart • conclusion • egg • feet • function • inherited • muscle • observation • picture • producer • reproduce • shape • sprout • table |
• cause • classify • consumer • event • flower • graph • living • nonliving • organism • plan • pull • reproduction • size • stem • waste |
• cell • color • cycle • explain • food • hand lens • lung • nutrient • oxygen • predict • question • root • sort • structure • water |