Science Vocabulary Words – Matter Word Wall with FREE video!
Word Walls are such a valuable tool for teaching content vocabulary. You will love this resource featuring 52 Science vocabulary words for the States and Properties of Matter. Read on to learn more, then hop over to TPT and grab it today! Be sure to read all the way to the end to see the FREE video that you can use to teach five of these terms to YOUR students!
This resource includes more than 50 full color Word Wall cards – each with an important term related to the States and Properties of Matter and a kid-friendly definition.
It’s perfect for grades 4 – 7!
The video teaches five of the important terms from the Word Wall, and uses the same images to reinforce students’ understanding of the concepts. The five Science vocabulary words featured in the video are: solid, liquid, gas, evaporate and precipitation.
Read on to learn more!
What is Included in this Science Vocabulary Words Resource?
This set includes 52 Word Cards – each with a definition and a high-quality photo to teach important Science vocabulary words related to the States and Properties of Matters. The photos add context to the definition, and often feature diagrams and scientific situations that bring the word to life! Your students will quickly master the important Science concepts with the help of these vocabulary cards.
Each Word Wall card is half a page, which makes them a perfect fit for a pocket chart or a teaching bulletin board. The font is large and easy-to-read so that students can access this Word Wall from anywhere in the room!
This resource includes these 52 Science Vocabulary Words. The * marks the terms included in the FREE video!
| solid* | gas* | liquid* |
| precipitation (of the water cycle)* | precipitation (in Chemistry) | evaporate* |
| buoyancy | condensation | states |
| property | melt | freeze |
| flow | texture | density |
| mass | melting point | boiling point |
| matter | freezing point | plasma |
| particle | atom | dense |
| diffusion | concentration | compress |
| conditions | material | mineral |
| substance | molecule | volume |
| insulate | dissolve | soluble |
| physical change | chemical change | mixture |
| solution | contract | expand |
| capacity | sift | filter |
| saturation | dilute | magnetism |
| conduct | reaction | react |
To make this truly easy, display the terms in a pocket chart. This is the one that I use in my classroom – the cards fit perfectly in the pockets!
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Why Teach Science Vocabulary Words?
Building a strong vocabulary increases reading comprehension as well as understanding of the key Science concepts. This Word Wall will help you improve reading AND Science understanding – win win!
Teaching vocabulary explicitly can be a quick routine that pays off with big results. These Word Wall cards make it easy to teach these Science terms. No prep needed, just grab a card and teach! Consistent, easy routines that you weave throughout your day, in multiple content areas, will help you explicitly teach the vocabulary your students need to know.
Want a FREE e-book with vocabulary routines? Grab this one today – it’s always FREE!
And check out these other posts for more tips and information on vocabulary instruction.
- Why Teach Vocabulary?
- Practicing Vocabulary with Beat the Clock
- Using Word Walls for Explicit Vocabulary Teaching
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