Key words
The science, maths and programming words used in the labs, explained simply. In a lab, tap an underlined word to see what it means.
18 words
- carbon dioxide कार्बन डाइअक्साइड
- A gas we breathe out. Plants take it in to make their food.
- ChemistryBiologyEnvironment
- cell कोष
- The tiny building block that every living thing is made of.
- Biology
- chlorophyll क्लोरोफिल
- The green colouring in leaves that catches sunlight for photosynthesis.
- Biology
- energy ऊर्जा
- What is needed to make things move, heat up, light up or grow.
- PhysicsTechnologyEnvironmentBiology
- evidence प्रमाण
- What you saw or measured that shows whether an idea is right.
- PhysicsChemistryBiologyEnvironmentTechnology
- fair test निष्पक्ष परीक्षण
- A test where you change only one thing, so you know what caused the result.
- PhysicsChemistryBiologyEnvironmentTechnology
- food chain खाद्य शृङ्खला
- Who eats whom: grass is eaten by a goat, and the goat by a tiger.
- BiologyEnvironment
- germination अङ्कुरण
- When a seed starts to grow into a new plant.
- Biology
- habitat बासस्थान
- The natural home of a plant or animal, like a pond or a forest.
- BiologyEnvironment
- microorganism सूक्ष्मजीव
- A living thing too small to see without a microscope, like bacteria.
- BiologyEnvironment
- nutrient पोषक तत्त्व
- Something in food that the body needs to grow and stay healthy, like protein or vitamins.
- Biology
- oxygen अक्सिजन
- A gas in the air that living things need to breathe and that fire needs to burn.
- ChemistryBiologyEnvironment
- photosynthesis प्रकाश संश्लेषण
- How green plants make their own food from light, water and carbon dioxide.
- BiologyEnvironment
- pollination परागसेचन
- Moving pollen from one flower to another so that seeds can form. Bees and wind help.
- Biology
- prediction अनुमान
- What you think will happen before you try it. It is fine if it turns out wrong.
- PhysicsChemistryBiologyEnvironmentTechnology
- protein प्रोटिन
- A nutrient for growth and repair, found in beans, eggs, milk and meat.
- Biology
- variable चर
- Something that can change in an experiment. Change one, measure another, and keep the rest the same.
- PhysicsChemistryBiologyEnvironmentTechnology
- vertebrate मेरुदण्डी
- An animal with a backbone, like a fish, frog, bird or human.
- Biology