ABC BOOK OF SCIENCE TERMS MAY 2011 STANDARDS

ABC BOOK OF SCIENCE TERMS MAY 2011

STANDARDS S 8 P 1 Students will examine the scientific view of the nature of matter. S 8 P 2 Students will be familiar with the forms and transformations of energy. S 8 P 4 Students will explore the wave nature of sound and electromagnetic radiation. S 8 P 3 Students will investigate relationship between force, mass, and the motion of objects. S 8 P 5 Students will recognize characteristics of gravity, electricity, and magnetism as major kinds of forces acting in nature

Directions: 1. Put together a booklet with a cover and 28 pages. 2. Design your cover and include the title, An ABC Book of Science Terms. 3. The first page will be your title page and should include such information as the name of your booklet, your name, the publisher, the illustrator, period and the date. 4. On the second page, write the letter A, and think of the many, varied and unusual words beginning with the letter “A” that are associated with science. Choose one of the words you thought of and write it, create a drawing to show you understand the meaning of the word and, finally, write a definition for the word. 5. Complete the other 25 pages/letters in the same manner.

Directions cont. 6. Put a back on the book so that the last letter page is not exposed, creativity is permissible and required. • You MAY NOT USE THE GLOSSARY OF THE TEXTBOOK. • It’s important to use creativity in your drawings. (Computer assistance is permitted but not required for the drawings) • You must add color to give your book a more professional look • It must be done in PEN, not pencil. • The book must be bound by any method you would like. • The project must be neatly done. • Notebook pages will NOT be accepted. EXAMPLE

A is for Atom The atom is a basic unit of matter that consists of a dense, central nucleus surrounded by a cloud of negatively charged electrons.