Week 5: Crosscutting Concepts

4. when one thing generally leads to another
7. repeated information that predicts future information
8. when something works well and is not likely to change
9. to sort and arrange things into categories
10. a big idea that is used as a lens by which to view and make sense of science in different ways
13. a visual or 3D representation, typically on a smaller scale than the original
14. when matter or energy is transferred over and over within a system
15. when the size of a part or number is compared to other parts or a whole
17. the part or structure that acts as a support, base, or foundation
18. a pattern that stays the same
21. what happens because of a cause
22. how something looks, its shape, or how it's built

1. how quick or slow or how much something changes
2. a system that can function on its own with its own components but also helps a bigger system function
3. anything that has weight and takes up space
5. when components of a system act on or influence each other
6. the purpose of an object's structure or how it works
10. the first thing that happens in a situation
11. an object's size in relation to other objects
12. a part of a system
16. an exact or measured amount
19. when energy or matter moves from one place to another or between objects
20. the ability to do work or create change