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Building Oklahoma Academic Vocabulary
Vocabulary Lists
Kindergarten | First Grade | Second Grade | Third Grade | Fourth Grade | Fifth Grade
Sixth Grade | Seventh Grade | Eighth Grade | Personal Financial Literacy
English | Mathematics | Science | Social Studies
Spanish Translation (Oklahoma City schools) K-5 | 6-8 | 9-12
References and Resources
- BAV Manual
- BAV Notebook Templates
- Marzano Games and Strategies | Games-1 | Games-2 | Pyramid Game
- Concept Maps | Form 1 | Form 2 | Math | Social Studies | Science
- Marzano on Building Academic Vocabulary
Book: Building Academic Vocabulary by Robert Marzano & Debra Pickering.
Vocabulary Lists K-5
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Game Card Template | Lowercase Letters | Uppercase Letters
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Eighth Grade
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Personal Financial Literacy
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| Math algebraic expression base number circumference complement convert coordinate plane diameter evaluate exponent factorization median mode non-terminating decimal numerical expression order of operations pi plane figure prime factor quadrilateral radius reciprocal sequences (arithmetic, geometric, Fibonacci) similarity simplify square units substitution supplement terminating decimal Science amplitude atmosphere (layers) atoms balanced/unbalanced forces biosphere carnivore cells (cell wall, cell membrane, cytoplasm, nucleus, nuclear membrane, organelles, vacuole) commensalism conservation of energy dependent variable ecosystem electric current electrical energy electromagnet electromagnetic spectrum energy pyramid energy transformation food web forms of energy (heat, light, electricity, mechanical motion, sound) frequency geosphere herbivore hydrosphere independent variable magnetic field mutualism niche parasitism reflection refraction relative age sedimentary rocks technology water cycle wave wave length Language Arts affix analogy appositive author’s viewpoint characterization clause (dependent/independent) dialect graphic organizer literal mythology narrative writing phrases (adj., adv., prep.) plagiarism point of view (1st, 3rd limited, and 3rd omniscient) predicate adjective predicate nominative propaganda references (i.e., card catalogs, database, magazine, newspapers, dictionaries, and other reference books) relevant/irrelevant sentence structure (simple and compound) Social Studies absolute/relative location artifacts barter economy Buddhism caste system Chinese civilization Christianity city states command economy constitutional monarchies dictatorship Egypt civilization feudal system Greek civilization Hinduism impact Incan civilization irrigation Islam Judaism lake market economy Mayan civilization migration monarchy nomadic oligarchy peninsula physical regions plateau political representative democracy republic Roman civilization satellite-produced images settlement patterns |
Math absolute value acute triangle alternate interior/exterior angles bisector combinations corresponding angles discount equilateral triangle experimental probability exponential notation integer interest isosceles triangle negative obtuse triangle outcome parallelogram permutations polygon positive proportion quadrant radical sign rate ratio regular polygon rhombus right triangle scale factor scalene triangle square root theoretical probability transversal trapezoid unit rate vertical angle Science aerobic anaerobic asexual reproduction asteroids carbon cycle cell organelles (chloroplast, ribosome, mitochondria, vacuole, lysosome) chromosome climate density diffusion gene heredity homeostasis meiosis mitosis molecule organ organ system organisms (multicellular and unicellular) osmosis photosynthesis qualitative change quantitative change respiration sexual reproduction (plant and animal) species diversity tissue transpiration transport weather (conduction, convection) Language Arts assumption/assume clause (adverb, introductory, etc.) convention description exposition expository flashback fluency foreshadowing imagery interpretation irony nominative and objective prose types of poetry types of sentences (complex) viewpoint/opinion Social Studies acid rain arable land biome climactic pattern/region continental drift cultural fusion density desertification developed nations developing nations distribution of resources diversity drought earthquake ecosystem elevation emigrant ethnic heritage famine flood fossil fuel GIS (Geographic Information System) global warming human modification/adaptation hurricane immigration map projection patterns perspective plate tectonics policy prevailing winds processes regional change tectonic plate tornado tsunami typhoon urban sprawl/urbanization volcano weather phenomena |
Math adjacent angles coefficient constant distance formula: d=rt domain formula hypotenuse lateral area legs of a triangle linear equation linear inequality Pythagorean theorem range of a function rational number scatter plot scientific notation slope-intercept form slope solids (prisms, cones,cylinders, pyramids) standard form (of a linear equation) surface area term x-y intercepts Science abiotic acceleration biotic chemical compound chemical element chemical energy chemical reaction (Newton’s three laws of motion) comets constant velocity continental drift continental glaciation control crustal deformation dispersal methods DNA dominant/recessive traits elements forces hypothesis inertia landforms Law of Conservation of Matter monohybrid cross net forces Newton’s laws of motion pH plate tectonics Punnett square rock cycle sedimentary/igneous/metamorphic rock variables (independent, dependent) volume Language Arts agreement (subject, verb, pronouns, etc.) allusion argument bias coherent order/coherence counter argument/rebuttal debate derivation dramatization elaboration gerund and gerund phrase inference infinitive and infinitive phrases parallel structure participial phrase and participles persuasive writing techniques sensory detail synthesize thesis statement Social Studies abolitionism advantage/disadvantage checks and balances chronological Civil War “The Common Man” consent of the governed cotton/cotton gin depression due process economic plan federal government federalism finance continental congresses founding fathers frontier Gettysburg Address Indian removal inflation Jacksonian Democracy Monroe Doctrine Northern states nullification plantation system political parties popular sovereignty president Presidential election presidential impeachment and trial propaganda protective tariff Reconstruction reform movements Second Great Awakening separation of powers social classes Southern states states’ rights debate Supreme Court territorial acquisition three branches of government trial by jury union utopian community |
Grades 7-12 banking bankruptcy borrowing budget career charitable giving checking consumer costs and benefits credit debt entrepreneurship expenses fraud gambling identity theft income inflation insurance interest investing loan mortgage online commerce opportunity cost renting retirement risk management savings scarcity standard of living supply and demand taxes |
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| English I allegory analysis anecdote antagonist appeals connotation context credibility data gathering denotation dialogue epic monologue mood personification protagonist sonnet summary tone word choice English II archetype complexities consumer document counterclaim editorial explicit implicit inconsistencies lyric paradox parenthetical documentation perspective primary source provocative rhetoric root satire secondary source sentence fluency stereotype subgenre voice English III aesthetic purpose argumentation ballad clarity of meaning literary analysis MLA style multimedia presentations multiple points of view reflective essay resumes and applications rhetorical purpose structure of informational documents study strategies style synthesis textual evidence |
Algebra I absolute value function ascending/descending binomial degree of a polynomial difference of squares elimination method (for solving a system of equations) factor a polynomial function notation inequalities intercepts (x & y) irrational numbers line of best fit linear/nonlinear functions (exponential, quadratic, absolute value) linear systems literal equations monomial parent graph (linear, absolute value, quadratic, constant) polynomial quadratic equation quadratic formula rate of change rational expression real numbers relations substitution method (for solving a system of equations) trinomial Algebra II arithmetic/geometric sequences asymptotes completing the square complex numbers composition conic sections conjugate (complex) correlation curve of best fit delta discriminant functions (exponential, polynomial, logarithmic, etc.) imaginary inverse function logarithm matrix minimum/maximum (relative, absolute) normal distribution curve (Gaussian) parent function (exponential, polynomial, logarithmic) radical equation sigma standard deviation synthetic division three-dimensional coordinate transformation (algebraic) variance weighted averages zero of a function Geometry altitude angle of depresssion/elevation angle relationships (complementary, supplementary, etc., expressed algebraically) arc (measurement, length, major, minor) central angle chord conditional statements (converse, inverse, contrapositives) congruence conjecture construction (protractor, compass, straightedge) convex/concave corresponding parts counterexample deductive reasoning distance formula:  Euclidean/non-Euclidean Geometry inductive reasoning inscribed angles and polygons circumscribed interior/exterior angles (of a figure) lateral surface area median of a triangle midpoint formula polyhedra proof (formal, paragraph, flow, algebraic) Pythagorean theorem – area model reflexive, symmetric and transitive properties secant line tangent line theorem/postulate/conjecture total surface area transformation (reflection, rotation, translation) trigonometric ratio (sine, cosine, tangent) |
Biology allele analogous ATP behavior (innate, learned) biogeochemical cycle biomolecules carrying capacity cellular respiration DNA (replication, sequence, molecule) enzyme evolution genes (encoding, expression, mutation) genotype heterozygous homologous homozygous levels of organization (cell, tissue, organs, organ system, organism) limiting factors multicellular mutation nucleotide pedigree permeable phenotype phospholipids population density recessive trait RNA sex-linked trait stimulus symbiosis (mutualism, commensalism) transport (active, passive) tropism Chemistry atom (electron, proton, neutron) atomic mass atomic number atomic theory Avogadro’s Number balanced equations (mass conservation) bonding (ionic, polar covalent, nonpolar) catalyst chemical equations chemical formulas electron configuration electronegativity elements endothermic entropy equilibrium exothermic gas laws intermolecular forces inversely proportional ion (cation, anion) Kinetic Theory molar mass molarity mole neutralization oxidation periodic table (families, periods) proportional (directly, indirectly) pure substance reactant reduction solubility stoichiometry valence Physical Science atom (electron, proton, neutron) atomic mass atomic number catalyst chemical formulas compound conduction conservation (mass, energy, momentum) convection currents dilution elements equilibrium fossil record gas laws geologic time scale heterogeneous homogeneous ion isotopes kinetic energy mixture (heterogeneous, homogeneous, suspension, colloid) nuclear fusion periodic table (families, periods) potential energy pure substance radiation solute solvent star life cycle tectonic cycle thermal energy velocity waves (electromagnetic, seismic, sound) Physics buoyancy electromagnetic fluid gas laws gravitation inversely proportional kinetic energy magnitude momentum Ohm’s law (voltage, current, resistance) potential energy power proportional scalar specific heat thermodynamics vectors velocity viscosity work |
Economics aggregate demand aggregate supply borrow business cycle buyer capitalism command economy competition consumer price index corporation currency deficit deregulation discount rate economic system entrepreneur Federal Reserve free enterprise Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Gross National Product (GNP) inflation interest loan macroeconomics microeconomics national debt not-for-profit opportunity cost poverty private property private sector profit risk save self-interest seller services shortages socialism socioeconomic standard of living stock market surplus unemployment U.S. Government Affirmative Action appellate jurisdiction bicameral campaigning census civic duty/responsibility civil liberties/rights comparative government systems constitutional law constitutional origins/principles Elastic Clause equality executive expressed powers gerrymandering implied, inherent, and reserved powers injunction jurisdiction landmark case limited government local government majority rule media minority rights naturalization platform political spectrum politics polling power and authority reapportionment redistricting republicanism rule of law sovereignty special interests unicameral World Geography atmosphere bilingual biosphere cartograms climograph culture trait economic interdependence erosion free trade globalization hydrosphere indigenous key landforms landmass lithosphere microclimate monotheism movement physical environment place polytheism population pyramid regionalization silting spatial distribution thermal topography weathering Oklahoma History Archaic Indians cattle industry cultural perspectives Dawes Commission Dust Bowl ethnic group European explorers First Kansas Colored Regiment Five Tribes geographic regions Great Depression Indian Territory Jim Crow laws land allotment land distribution Long Expedition Mound Builders oil boom and bust cycle Oklahoma Territory Paleo Indians Plains Tribes Populist Movement Progressivism race relations river systems The Kiowa Five tourism Tulsa Race Riot U.S. History anti-Semitism appeasement arms race assimilation Big Stick and Dollar diplomacy blockade Civil Rights Movement Cold War communism constitutional amendments counterculture desegregation discrimination embargo fascism feminism foreign policy Gilded Age Harlem Renaissance Holocaust imperialism industrialization isolationism Jazz Age Labor Movement McCarthyism monopolies muckraker nationalism nativism neutrality New Deal political machine political scandals progressivism and populism Prohibition reservation system segregation stock market crash totalitarianism United Nations Women’s Liberation Movement World War I World War II World History absolute monarchy Age of Exploration Age of Enlightenment ancient civilization apartheid aristocracy atheism Buddhism capitalism Christianity civilization Columbian Exchange communism Confucianism Crusades Daoism/Taoism empire/imperialism feudalism/Middle Ages genocide/ethnic cleansing Hellenism hunter-gatherer Islam Judaism labor union Mediterranean region Meiji Restoration Mercantilism Middle Passage Militarism Mongol conquests Nationalism/unification Paleolithic Era proletariat Reformation/Renaissance religious fundamentalism river valley civilizations Romanticism Shintoism Socialism terrorism theocracy tribal system Vikings |
