Sample Science Literacy Vocabulary
  1. Knowledgeable
  2. Reflective
  3. Curious
  4. Open-minded
  5. Skeptical
  6. Sensitive
  7. Tentative
  8. Objective
  9. Cooperative
  10. Persistent
  11. Acceptant
  12. Enjoyment
  13. Flexibility
  14. Respect for evidence or Insistence on
  15. Evidence
  16. Creative
  17. Science self-efficacy
  18. Values communication
  19. Disposed to apply science knowledge
  20. Caring for others, the natural world, and human-made objects
  21. Stability and change
  22. Classify
  23. Question
  24. Define problems
  25. Communication
  26. Compare
  27. Constancy and change
  28. Control variables
  29. Define operationally
  30. Equilibrium
  31. Explanation
  32. Investigate
  33. Argue from evidence
  34. Experiment
  35. Evidence
  36. Patterns
  37. Cause and effect
  38. Communicate information
  39. Information technologies
  40. Evolution
  41. Form and structure
  42. Function
  43. Hypothesize
  44. Infer
  45. Inquiry
  46. Analyze and interpret data
  47. Relative position and motion
  48. Knowledge
  49. Measure and measurement
  50. Analogy and metaphor
  51. Model
  52. Motion
  53. Nature of science
  54. Object
  55. Observe
  56. Order and organization
  57. Predict
  58. Property
  59. Process Skills
  60. Scientific Literacy
  61. Shapes
  62. Spatial relationships
  63. Scale and proportion
  64. System and subsystems
  65. Technology
  66. Theory
  67. Variables
  68. Physical science
  69. Energy and matter - interactions, transfer, flow, cycle, conservation
  70. Force, motion, and stability
  71. Chemical, physical, and nuclear change
  72. Electromagnetic radiation/ energy Heat
  73. Light
  74. Sound
  75. Magnetism
  76. Electricity
  77. Waves
  78. Earth Science
  79. History of the Earth
  80. Earth materials and systems - natural resources, hazards, human impact
  81. Weather - atmosphere, climate, global climate change
  82. Role of water in Earth's processes
  83. Biogeology
  84. Solar system
  85. Astronomy - universe and the Earth
  86. Life Science
  87. Plants
  88. Animals
  89. Growth and development
  90. Cells
  91. Reproduction
  92. Human anatomy
  93. Living organisms
  94. Ecosystems - interactions, relationships, cycles of matter and energy
  95. Social interactions and group behavior
  96. Heredity - inheritance and variation
  97. Biological evolution - common ancestry, diversity, natural selection, adaptation, origin of life
  98. Engineering, technology, and the applications of science and society
  99. Egineering design - problem, solution, optimum design

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