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5th Grade May Content Area Words

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critical thinking
disciplined thinking that is clear, rational, open-minded and informed by evidence
trait
a quality that is part of a character's personality
voice
the author's style and the quality that makes his or her writing unique.
dialect
the way a person who lives in a specific geographical area might speak
third person
a way of telling a story from the point of view of someone who is not involved in the story
coordinate plane
A plane that is divided into four regions by a horizontal line called the x-axis and a vertical line called the y-axis.
coordinate
a ordered pair of numbers that give a location on a grid
scale
the ratio of the length in a drawing to the length of the real thing
ratio
the comparison of two quantities
line plot
a diagram showing the frequency of an amount on a number line
ecosystem
a group of plants, animals and bacteria that work together to remain healthy
ice cap
a covering of ice over a large area
adaptation
changes made by living things in response to their environment
global warming
an increase in the earth's average temperature that can cause changes in the climate
monopoly
when one person or company sells, produces or gives a certain good or service
labor
to work hard and produce something
factory
a site, usually a building where workers produce goods using machinery
manufacturing
the process of taking raw goods and changing them into finished goods
immigration
people moving from one country to another in order to start a life there
sea level rise
0.14 inch rise per year since the 1990s
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