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Pioneer Girl (wk of 4/8-4/18/13)
math, social, and science vocabulary words
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Literature
5th Grade
04/07/2013

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Term
area
Definition

the number of square units needed to cover a surface

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volume
Definition

the measure of the space occupied by a 3-dimensional object as measured in cubic units

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range
Definition

the difference between the greatest number and the least number in a set of data

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median
Definition

the middle number in a set of data that are arranged in order

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mean
Definition

the average of a set of numbers, found by dividing the sum of the set by the number of addends

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mode
Definition

the number or item that occurs most often in a set of data

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immigrant
Definition

a person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country

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terrain
Definition

a stretch of land with regard to its physical feaatures

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cell
Definition

the smallest unit of living matter that can carry out the basic processes of life

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chloroplast
Definition

green sructures inside plant cells that turn sunlight into food

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organism
Definition

an individual living thing that carries out five basic life functions

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tissue
Definition

a group of similar cells that work tegether to do the same job

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organ
Definition

a group of tissues that work together to perform a specific bodily function

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vascular
Definition

containing vessels that transport water and food

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nonvascular
Definition

containing no plant tissue through which food or water moves

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xylem
Definition

plant tissue that moves water and minerals up from the roots

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phloem
Definition

the tissue in a plant that moves food down from the leaves to other parts of the plant

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nucleus
Definition

the structure that controls all activity within a cell

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mitochondria
Definition

structures within a cell that break down food and turn it into energy

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vertebrate
Definition

an animal that has a backbone

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