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Teaching Science in Elementary Vocab

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forming new schemata or splitting off new schemata to accommodate new information   accommodation  
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enlarging schemata with new information   assimilation  
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a state of mental uncertainty about the explanation of an occurrence   cognitive disequilibration  
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a state of mental satisfaction   cognitive equilibration  
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finding ways items can be arranged in sequence   combinatorial reasoning  
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a state of cognitive development in which people think in terms of concrete objects   concrete operational stage  
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the notion that people build their own knowledge and representations of new information from their own experience   constructivism  
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finding the extent to which the changes in one variable are associated with changes in another variable   correlational reasoning  
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a solid of a regular shape that has a regularly repeating internal arrangement of atoms; formed by the solidification of a chemical compound   crystal  
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pouring off the top liquid without disturbing the lower layers   decant  
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an event that is at variance with what is expected   discrepant event  
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the great circle of the celestial sphere that is the apparent path of the sun among stars   ecliptic  
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pertaining to one's self   egocentric  
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a state og cognitive development in Piagetian theory in which people think in abstract terms   formal operational stage  
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the scientific process of identifying variables that bear on a hypothesis and keeping all of those variables constant except the one being experimented with   isolation and control of variables  
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an iron ore mineral that is a natural magnet   lodestone  
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nerve; a single elongated cell that is the basic unit of the nervous system   neuron  
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the study of the functions and activities of living things   physiology  
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an insoluble substance separated from a solution by a chemical or physical change   precipitate  
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an early stage of cognitive development in Piagetian theory applicable to children in preschool and early school years   preoperational stage  
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finding probabilities of events occurring   probabilistic reasoning  
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comparing relationsihps between variables   proportional reasoning  
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a solution that contains the maximum solute possible under existing conditions   saturated  
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adjustment of the amount of teacher or peer guidance to fit the student's current performance level   scaffolding  
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a cognitive structure   schemata (singular: schema)  
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the earliest stage of human cognitive development in Piagetian theory   sensorimotor stage  
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a substance dissolved in a solution   solute  
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a homogeneous mixture   solution  
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a substance that can dissolve something   solvent  
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the point at which a nerve impulse passes from one neuron to another   snapse  
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a conclusion correctly deduced from the evidence   validity  
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the range of learning activities that are too difficult for children to master alone but that can be learned with guidance and assistance from teachers and peers   zone of proximal development (ZPD)  
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