Science Vocabulary in the Widgit Rebus set.

These text lists can be pasted into Writing with Symbols 2000 in order to see and print the entire Science vocabulary. To do this, Open WWS2000, and open the Widgit + SS wordlist. Set the graphic and text sizes to small, and tab stops to 5 or 6. Then copy and paste each of the following paragraphs separately into a WWS2000 document.

Words suggested by the Cambridgeshire group for the Astra Zenteca Project

Scientific enquiry

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Materials
bendbendybreakcareful ceramic clay cloth colander different dry dull filter filtering float fluffy freeze gas glass heavy light liquid magnet man made material materials melt metal mix mixture natural no odd one out opaque paper plastic prickly recycle same separate set shake shiny sieve sink solid sort squash squeeze stir stretch translucent transparent twist use wet wood

Physical processes

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Animals

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Plants

acornapple asparagusavocado banana beansprouts bulb bush cabbage carrot cauliflower celery cherries coconut conker courgette dead leaf veins flower flower flowerpot food fork fresh fruit garden grape grass grow hazelnut leaf lemon lettuce not onion orange parsley peach peanuts pear peas peppers plant plant plants plum poison potato prickly radish rain raspberry rhubarb root satsuma seed pods seedling seeds seeds shape soil spade stalk stem strawberry sun sunflower sunlight sweetcorn sycamore tomato tree tropical house greenhouse trowel water watermelon wheat

Sound

bellbellsblowchimebar clap clock echo far guitar hear high hit instrument keyboard listen loud low muffle music near noise noisy piano radio shake shaker silence soft sound start tambourine whistle xylophone

Life processes and living things

adultairairwaysalive arm asthma baby bad bend black blood blow blow nose blue body body parts bone breath breathe breathing change chest child childhood children chin clothes cold cough dairy foods danger dark deflate deodorant doctor don't like drink dry ear elbow exercise eye eyes feel feet finger floppy food foot fruit germ good grains grandfather grandmother green grow grow hair hand hard harmful head health healthy hear listen heart hip bone hospital hospital hot hungry ill inflate inhaler injection inside joint knee leg light light bulb like look look loud lungs meat medicine mouth neck noise nose nurse old old people organs pelvis pill poorly protect pulse pump quiet quiet place red ribs rough safe safe tablets see shiny shoulder sick skeleton skull smell smelly smooth sneeze soft soft sound stiff strong sweets tablets taste taste bad taste good teenager teeth thirsty tissues toddler toe tongue tooth toothbrush toothpaste touch touch unhealthy vegetables veins voice wash wash hands water weak well wet xray yellow young

Environment

alivealivebear butterfly farm camel camouflage carpark caterpillar city city countryside dead dead deforestation desert dinosaur environment farm fly grass grassland insects jurassic ladybird log man made minibeasts museum plant bush polar regions pond rain forest recycle rockpool rubbish sea seaside snail spider stones town traffic tree tropical house underground village wildlife wood worm zoo

Specific science vocabulary from the Widgit Rebus Glossary.

There are also many words that are in the general vocabulary because they have wider usage.

General terms

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Physics

ammeteratomattractbattery charge circuit circuit closed current electric filter friction lenses magnet motor newton meter north open parallel parallel prism pull meter radiate refract series series south pole spectrum switch voltage voltmeter

Chemistry

acidalkalialkalinebond double bond halogens ionic bond ions lattice molecule neutral nobel gas

Biology

absorbamniotic fluidamniotic sacanther anvil artery atrium axon butterfly life cycle cell body chambers chicken life cycle chromosome cilla CO2 cochlea cornea dendtites diaphragm DNA ear drum eggs embryo eye fallopian tube filament flower foetus frog life cycle gamete genes hair folicle hammer heart hip bone hooks inner ear intestines iris joint kidneys large intestine lens life cycle lungs muscle muscles myelin sheath neucleus neuron node of ranvier offspring optic nerve organs ovary oxygen producers parents pelvis petri dish photosynthesis pistil placenta pollenate protein pump receptors red blood cells reproduce retina sacs secrete semicircular canals small intestine stamen stigma stirrup style sweat gland sweat pore trachea transpire tubes umbilical cord veins veins ventricle

Maths

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