ABC BOOK OF SCIENCE

A

• Is for Amphibian
• An example of an amphibian is a salamander
• An amphibian is a cold-blooded animal

B

• Is for biotic
• Something biotic is a duck
• Biotic means living things, such as plants and animals

C

• Is for cloud
• A type of cloud is the Cirrus cloud
• A cloud is a visible mass of condensed water vapor that is high off the ground

D

• Is for domains
• The animal kingdom is a domain
• Domains are when scientists arrange kindoms into larger groups

E

• Is for electromagnet
• An example is a generator in a car
• It is formed when an electric current is wrapped
• Around an iron core, making a magnetic field

F

• Is for force
• An example is if you push your sibling on a swing
• A force is a push or pull

G

• Is for gills
• A fish uses gills to breathe
• Gills are an organ that filters oxygen dissolved in water

H

• Is for heat
• An example is if you have water boiling on a stove
• Heat is the flow of energy from an object of a
• Higher temperature to an object of lower temp.

I

• Is for insect
• A bee is an insect
• An insect is an arthropod with 3 body segments,
• six legs, two antennae, and compound eyes

J

• Is for joule
• A heel seat can absorb 20 joules of energy
• A joule is a unit of energy

K

• Is for kinetic energy
• A person swimming is an example
• Kinetic energy is the energy of motion

L

• Is for lever
• A crowbar is a type of lever
• A lever is a solid bar that rotates or
• Turns around a fixed point

M

• Is for magnet
• An example is a refrigerator magnet
• A magnet is an object that attracts
• certain other materials, particularly iron or steel

N

• Is for newtons
• It takes a certain number of newtons to change speed
• A newton is a unit of force

O

• Is for organ
• A heart is an organ
• It is a structure in a plant or animal that is made up of
• Different tissues that work together to perform an action

P

• Is for pulley
• An example of a pulley is a flagpole
• It is a wheel with a grooved rim around whivh a cord passes

Q

• Is for quantitative observation
• Ex): I saw 7 ducks at the pond
• It is an observation that can be expressed numerically

R

• is for radiant energy
• An example is a campfire
• It is energy that moves that you CAN'T see

S

• is for stimulus
• If a duck is hungry, it will eat food
• The duck reacts to hungriness by eating
• It is something that causes a response in
• An organism or part of the body

T

• Is for thermal energy
• Hot tea is an example of thermal energy
• Thermal energy is energy to do with tenoerature

U

• Is for Ultraviolet rays
• The sun has UV rays
• UV rays are invisible rays that come from the sun

V

• Is for variable
• The most used variables are x and y
• Variables are any factor that can change in a
• controlled experiment, observation or model

W

• Is for wedge
• An example of a wedge would be a knife
• A wedge is a piece of wood, or other material
• Having a thick and thin end

X

• Is for xylem
• Xylem cells are hollow, like pipes
• The xylem is a tissue that carries water and
• dissolved nutrients to the roots

Y

• Is for yeast
• An example is yeast is used in bread to raise the dough
• Yeast is used in many food products, and are gray-yellow colored
• They also are unicellular and cause diseases

Z

• Is for zebra
• They are animals that live in Africa
• A zebra is a black and white striped animal