Life Cycle Dictionary

ARTIFICIAL
not natural

ATTRACT
to draw torwards itself by unseen force, a magnet attracts iron

AXLE
bar on which or with which a wheel turns

BINOCULARS
an instrument with lenses for both eyes , making distant objects seem nearer

BUILT
made by putting materials together; applied to built environment as a world built by humans

CAMERA an apparatus for taking pictures, movie pictures, or television pictures	CHANGE make different; become different; passing from one form or place to a different one	CIRCLE a round, 2 dimensional shape
CITY a large important town that manages its own affairs	CONSUMER a person who uses foods, clothes, or any other items	CREATIVE inventive, productive

DISCOVERY
to find out a previously unknown subject

ELECTRICITY a form of energy occuring in certain particles	ELECTRON a particle of matter with a negative electric charge	ENVIRONMENT the area outside your house where other animals live
EXPERIMENT try inorder to find out; make trials or tests	EYEGLASSES lenses for correcting or assisting defective sight

FEEL
touch

FLOUR
the fine meal made by grinding grain, especially wheat

GEAR
a set of toothed weels working together in a machine

GLUE
substance that binds things together

HAND LENS a magnfier you can hold in your hand	HEAR getting sounds through the ear and the brain interprets	HOME the place where one lives
HUMAN composed of men, women, and children	HUMAN-MADE made by humans

INVENTION
something created through imagination and creativity

LEVER
a bar or other device pivoted on a fixed point inorder to lift something or force open

MACHINE apparatus for applying mechanical power	MAGIC the art of making things happen by secret charms and sayings	MAGICIANS person who can use magic
MAGNETISM being magnetized	MAGNET a piece of iron or steel that points north or south when suspended	MAGNIFICATION cause to look larger than it really is
MAGNIFY to increase the apparent size	METAL any of a class of mineral substance such as gold, silver, copper, iron, uranium, or an alloy of any of these	MICROSCOPE an instrument having a magnifying lens that produces an enlarged image of an object
MOON usually refers to a satellite of any of the planets; the earth's satellite is also called the moon	MOVEMENT moving, changing in place

NATURAL
coming in the ordinary coarse of events; produced by nature

NEST
a structure shaped something like a bow, built bybirds out of twigs, straw, etc.

NIGHT
the time between evening and morning

OBSERVATION
to notice

PAPER MACHE
a mixtur of flour, water, glue, and strips of paper that can create a solid when it dries

PHYSICS
the scientific study of the properties and interactions of matter and energy

PULLEY
a wheel over which a rope, chain, or bet passes, used in lifting

RECTANGLE
a 4 sided polygon

REPEL
to drive away

SENSES the faculties of sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch by which the external world is perceived	SHAPE an area or form with a definite outline	SIGHT the faculty of seeing, ability to see, eyesight
SKY the covering over the earth; the region of the clouds or the upper air	SMELL a sensation perceived with the nose	SOCIETY a group of persons united by a common purpose or interest
SOUND vibrations that travel through the air that are detectable by the ear	SQUARE a box with 4 equal sides	STAR any of the bright points seen in the sky at night

TASTE the sensation caused in the tounge by things placed upon it	TECHNOLOGY applied science used in society	TELESCOPE an optical instrument using lenses or mirrors or both to make distant objects seem larger
TOUCH to be or come together so that there is no space between to meet (another object) in this way	TRIANGLE 3 sided figure

WEDGE
a piece of wood or metal that is thick at one end and tapered to the edge at the other , to thrust between things to force them apart or prevent them from moving

WHEEL
a disk or circular frame arranged to revolve o a shaft that passes through its center