Unit 1: Engineering
Scientists who use math and science to solve problems
What is engineer?
Any living thing is called
What is an organism?
Anything that has mass and takes up space
What is matter?
An object that creates its own light
What is a light source?
An animal that ONLY eats meat
What it carnivore?
Something built using smaller parts
What is structure?
A body part that serves a purpose is called
What is a structure?
The smallest bits of matter is called
What is molecule?
A dark area or shape created when an object blocks light
What is a shadow?
An animal that ONLY eats plants
What is herbivore?
What is a model?
The purpose or job of that body part is called
What is function?
Back and forth motions
What is vibration?
When light bounces back
What is reflect?
a fossil left behind by an animal, but not the animal itself (e.g., footprint, burrow)
What is trace fossil?
Protect from danger
What is safe?
A structure that is for protection
What is a defensive structure?
A type of wave that can be detected by human ears
What is a sound wave?
When light passes through an object and the objects behind it can be seen clearly
What is transparent?
a fossilized impression left behind by an organism in soft ground
What is imprint fossil?
How big or small something is
What is size?
An animal that eats another animal
What is a predator?
The way humans share thoughts, feelings and information
What is communicate?
When light passes through an object but the objects behind it cannot be seen clearly
What is translucent?
When there is no remaining living members
What is extinct?