Cognitive Verbs
Tier 1 Words
Tier 2 Words
Tier 3 Words
Elements and Compounds
Chemical & Physical Reactions
Periodic Table
Science Teachers
100
Choose in preference to another or others; pick out.
Select
100
An attribute of an object or material, normally used to describe attributes common to a group.
Starts with P
Property
100
Definition: Meets the needs. Is acceptable. Means OK.
Starts with S
"He didn't get a _________ answer."
Satisfactory
100
A minute or tiny portion of matter. The smallest possible amount of something.
Atom
100
An element is a substance that is made up of
A single type of atom.
100
Cutting a piece of paper in half is an example of this type of change.
Physical
100
How many protons does Fluorine have?
Nine
100
This science teacher is from Brisbane originally and is now in their 5th year working at the OLSCC.
Mr Cullen
200
Give reasons or evidence to support an answer, response, or conclusion.
Justify
200
All the surroundings, both living and non-living.
Starts with E
Environment
200
This is data that is considered reliable and valid, and that can be used to support a particular idea, conclusion or decision.
It begins with E
"The police use ____ to make an arrest."
Evidence
200
A variable that is kept constant (or changed in constant ways) during an investigation.
Controlled Variable
200
Which would be the lightest element?
A) Helium
B) Nitrogen
C) Lithium
D) Carbon
Helium
200
Moldy Bread would be an example of this type of change
Chemical
200
How many electrons does Xenon have?
54 electrons
200
This Science teacher makes a habit of playing a code of football during the winter months.
Mr Storey
300
To give an expected result of an upcoming action or event; suggest what might happen on available information.
Predict
300
A repeated occurrence or sequence.
Starts with P
Pattern
300
Definition: Satisfactory or acceptable in quality or quantity
It starts with A
"This office is ______ for our needs."
Adequate
300
Supports the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to support their needs.
Starts with S
Sustainable
300
Which of the following sub-atomic particles is positively charged?
Proton
300
The temperature at which something transitions from being a liquid into a gas.
Boiling point.
300
What is the chemical symbol for Iron?
Fe
300
This science teacher shares a surname with a famous Australian cricketer
Miss Boon
400
To derive or conclude something based on evidence and reasoning. To read beyond what has been literal to to imply or hint at.
Infer
400
To identify connections or associations between ideas or relationships or between components of systems and structures.
Starts with R
Relate
400
Definition: The action or process of closely watching or monitoring something.
Starts with O
"She was brought into hospital for _________".
Observation
400
When a substance moves from a solid state to a gaseous state without becoming a liquid along the way.
Sublimation
400
What is the chemical symbol for Strontium?
Sr
400
An original substance at the beginning of a chemical reaction (usually found on the left side of a chemical equation)
Reactants
400
What is the chemical symbol for Calcium?
Ca
400
This teacher of Science used to work in a lab manufacturing prescription medication for Pharmacies.
Miss Crow
500
To make an idea plain or clear by describing it in more detail or revealing facts about it; provide more information.
Explain
500
A written account of an investigation.
Starts with R
Report
500
A distinguishing aspect (including features and behaviours) of an object material, living thing or event.
Starts with C
"This is a of the _________ of animals on this island."
"Reality had not lived up to his ___________."
Characteristic
500
An explanation of a set of observations that is based on one or more proven hypotheses, which has been accepted through consensus by a group of scientists. Not quite a law.
Starts with T
Theory
500
What is the chemical symbol for Carbon monoxidese!
CO
500
A solid substance that forms and separates from a solution and shows evidence of a chemical change
Precipitate
500
How many NEUTRONS does Bromine have?
45 Neutrons
Mass number - Atomic number = Neutron number
80 - 35 = 45
500
This Science teacher competed interstate in his youth for athletics and then again as an adult, but this time with dogs working sheep.
Mr Coman