Word Lists for Key Stage 3 Science

Word lists for Key Stage 3 Science

The lists are useful for interactive games eg Blockbuster, Weakest Link, or Who Wants to be a millionaire?, or for preparing word searches and crosswords.

A word is included if it fulfills any of these criteria:

a technical word eg species, ammeter,

a tricky spelling eg thermometer,

likely to be used as a key word eg push, cell,

a relevant homophone eg brake, pores,

a false friend eg table, key (also gathered as the final list).

The 38 lists (usually at 100 words per list) are:

Acids & alkalis

Astronomy

Atoms & elements

Cells

Chemical reactions

Circuits

Compounds

Digestion

Ecological relationships

Energy

Energy & electricity

Environment

Environmental chemistry

Fit & healthy

Forces

Gravity & space

Heating & cooling

Inheritance

Light

Magnetism

Metals & metals compounds

Microbes

Particles

Plants & photosynthesis

Plants as food

Pressure & moments

Reactivity

Reproduction

Respiration

Rock cycle

Rocks & weathering

Solutions

Sound

Speeding up

Using chemistry

Variation

Investigation (300 words)

False friends (118 words)

Other resources that I have uploaded are:

The complete skeleton (includes the skeleton loop-frame , Skeletons , and The naked skeleton)

The Human Body Project

Files of games: Cells Fit & Healthy,

Food & digestion Plants & photosynthesis

Loop frames: Loop frames for Biology Biology Loop Frames

Naming bones

Progress in Science: Cells

Word games: Reproduction Respiration

Chromosome cut-out

The Atom Game Atoms word search

Symbol dominoes

Loop frames: Loop frames for chemistry Chemistry loop frames

Chemical symbols Matching chemical symbols

Word games: Chemical reactions

Discoverers of oxygen

Electrical activities

File of games: Motion

Progress in Science: Astronomy Making thermometers

Word games: Forces

The water cycle file

Rock cycle word search

Demonstrating day & night

Posters of 20 Keywords

Variations on the idea of wordsearches

Word lists for Key Stage 3 - Excel format

connect-a-word starter / plenary

Three literacy tasks

A major resource that should be in every room where Science is taught is William’s Words in Science – the JARGON BUSTER

Acids & alkalis

accurate

acid

acidic

alkali

alkaline

antacid

appearance

atom

bases

below

benefits

bleach

blue

carbon dioxide

caustic

chart

chemicals

chlorides

classify

colour

colourless

comparisons

concentrated

corrosive

demonstrate

different

digestion

dilute

dissolve

dye

equations

equipment

ethanol

exothermic

extract

food

graph

hazards

hydrochloric acid

hydrogen

identify

indicator

indigestion

information

irreversible

irritant

labels

laboratory

lemon juice

lichen

lime water

liquid

litmus

lowers

material

metal

mixture

monitor

neutral

neutralise

nitric acid

observation

oxides

oxygen

patterns

practical

predict

preserve

properties

qualitative

range

reactant

reaction

reversible

risks

salt

scale

sensor

smell

sodium

solid

solution

sour

stomach

strongly

substance

suitable

sulphate

sulphuric acid

summarise

symbols

table

tablet

technique

temperature

treatment

universal

vinegar

weakly

Astronomy

angle

apparent

asteroids

astronomy

atmosphere

autumn

axes

axis

bodies

causes

chart

circular

climate

comets

constellations

day

diagram

diameter

direction

distant

Earth

eclipse

elliptical orbits

equator

equinoxes

evidence

explain

features

galaxy

heat

hemispheres

highest

horizon

images

inclined

instrument

Jupiter

largest

life

light

longitude

luminous

lunar

Mars

Mercury

metre

mirror

model

month

Moon

movement

natural

navigate

Neptune

night

noon

north pole

northern

opposite

orbiting

oval

period

phases

planets

Pluto

position

probes

reflect

relative

rising

rocks

rotation

satellites

Saturn

seasons

shadow

shines

sizes

sky

solar

solstice

south

south-seeking pole

space

sphere

spinning

stars

summer

Sun

sunlight

system

tilt

time

times

universe

Uranus

Venus

visible

winter

year

Atoms & elements

acidic

aluminium

appearance

atom

boiling tube

breaks

bromine

burning

carbon

carbonate

characteristic

chloride

chlorine

colour

combine

composed

compound

concentration

copper

corrosive

covalent

crucible

crystals

dalton

database

diagrams

diamond

electrode

electrolysis

element

enzyme

equation

explode

eye protection

filings

flammable

fluoride

foil

formula

fumes

harmful

hazardous

heated

hydrogen

ignite

ionic compounds

iron

irreversible

irritant

joined

lime water

limitations

magnesium

magnetic

melting point

metals

mixtures

model

molecules

nitrates

non-metals

objects

organic

organise

oxides

oxygen

particle model

periodic table

permanent

pieces

plastic

potassium

powdered

probability

products

properties

proportions

reactants

results

safety screen

salt

sample

separating

sodium

solids

solution

spatula

state

structure

substances

sulphate

sulphide

sulphur

symbols

toxic

types

violent

water

word equation

zinc

Cells

absorb

algae

animal cell

apparatus

asexual reproduction

baby

bacteria

behave

biological

bioviewer

blood

brain

bud

carbon dioxide

cell

cell wall

characteristic

chemicals

chlorophyll

classify

colour

contains

cytoplasm

daylight

develop

disease

dividing

egg

embryo

excrete

features

female

fertilise

flower

function

fuse (nuclei)

generation

genetic

germinate

graph

grown

head

heat

humans

identify

information

interpret

labels

leaf

leaves

lens

life

little

look

male

membrane

microbes

moss

move

nature

nucleus

nutrition

offspring

organ

organism

original

ova

parent

photosynthesis

pollen

pollination

prepare

record

reproduce

respire

rigid

root

section

sense

similar

skin

slide

specialised

species

specific

specimen

sperm

stage

stain

stamen

stigma

structure

sugar

swimming

tail

tissue

vacuole

virus

water

yolk

Chemical reactions

acids

addition

alkali

analyse

anhydrous

atom

base

beaker

blue

boiling

bubbles

burning

carbon

carbonate

chalk

changes

chemicals

colour

combinations

combine

combustion

compound

conclusion

conventions

copper

corrosive

crystallisation

cylinder

describe

different

disappears

element

energy

equations

equipment

ethanol

evaluate

explanation

eye protection

float

formed

fuel

gases

generalise

glass

hazards

hydrocarbons

hydrochloric acid

hydrogen

important

interpret

irreversible

lime water

liquids

magnesium

mass

material

metals

milky

mixed

neutralise

observation

observe

oil

oxides

oxygen

patterns

permanent

powder

precautions

prevention

produced

product

qualitative

reaction

record

release

relight

represent

results

reversible

risks

role

safely

salt

scale

shorthand

smaller

substance

sugar

sulphur

summary

technique

temperature

terminology

tests

trough

water

wax

word equation

Circuits

ammeter

amps

analogue

anomalous

appliance

battery

breaks

brightness

bulb

buzzer

calorie

cells

charge

chemical

circuit

coloured

component

conductor

connecting wire

connectors

construct

control

current

decrease

demonstrate

device

digital

dimmer

diode

divides

domestic

electric circuits

electricity

electrodes

electron

energy

equipment

explanation

fault

fuse

hazard

high

holder

identification

increase

input

input variable

instrument

insulator

joule

junction

lamp

length

light

magnetic field

measurements

melts

metal

meter

motor

movement

negative

nerves

number

ohms

opposite

output

parallel

path

plastic

plates

positive

potential difference

power supply

procedures

protects

provide

reduce

represent

resistance

resistor

resources

safe

series

several

short circuit

simple

slider

source

steel

substitution

supply

switch

symbols

system

terminals

torch

transferred

transforms

units

usefully

variable

voltage

voltmeter

wire

Compounds

acids

alkaline

aluminium

ammonia

amount

atoms

beaker

blood

boiling point

bond

burning

carbonate

chalk

characteristic

chemicals

chlorides

colour

combustion

composition

compounds

concentrated

cool

copper

corrosive

crucible

definite composition

demonstrate

diagrams

differences

dilute

dissolved

element

evaporating

exothermic

extract

formation

formulae

frozen

fuel

gases

glow

heat

hydrochloric acid

ice

impure

ions

iron

irritant

joined

labels

liquefied gas

liquefy

liquids

magnesium

materials

measuring cylinder

melted

metals

mixtures

molecules

nitrates

nitric acid

numbers

observations

oxygen

particles

photosynthesis

pollution

powder

pressure

properties

proportions

pure

ratio

reactions

relight

represent

respiration

rust

salt

scales

sea water

separate

soils

solidify

solids

solute

solution

solvent

substances

sugar

sulphuric acid

symbols

temperature

terms

thermometer

toxic

ventilation

visible

word equation

Digestion

absorb

absorption

activity

adequate diet

alcohol

alimentary canal

allergy

appendix

balanced diet

biuret test

blood

body

breakfast cereals

calcium

carbohydrates

cell

chemicals

chewing

constipation

constituents

contamination

cooked

cultures

diarrhoea

diet

dietary information

digested

digestion

eaten

egest

elimination

energy

enzyme

essential nutrients

excretion

faeces

fat

fibre

food chain

fresh

fruit

glucose

growth

gut

healthy

heart

hydrochloric acid

information

insoluble

intestine

iodine test

kilojoule

lining

lipids

liquid

mammals

meal

minerals

mixture

molecules

mouth

movement

muscles

nutrition

passes

plants

products

proteins

ratio

reagents

red

respiration

rich

role

saliva

salt

small intestine

smaller

soluble

source

starch

stomach

substances

sugar

surface

surface area

teeth

tests

tongue

tooth

transported

trypsin

tube

undigested

values

vegetarian

villi

vitamins

wall (cell)

water

Ecological relationships

above

abundance

acid soil

adapted

alkaline soil

amphibians

animals

aquatic

available

below

biomass

buried

carnivore

carpel

chance

classify

community

comparing

conifers

consumer

contrasting

cuticle

dark

decay

depths

dicotyledons

differences

disease

distribution

dry

ecology

environment

essential

excretion products

feeding

ferns

fertiliser

flexible

flowering

food web

fresh water

grasses

groups

habitat

herbivore

herbivorous

identify

importance

initial

interact

interaction

invertebrates

keys

leaves

life

locality

mammals

marine

microclimate

monocotyledons

observations

omnivore

organisms

phloem

plants

pond

pooters

populations

predators

prey

primary

producer

protected

pyramids

quadrats

rabbits

random sampling

reasons

remote

representative

reproduction

resources

sampling

secondary

seeds

sensitivity

shade

size

species

spores

stream

structure

survival

terrestrial

tertiary

threat

typical

variation

vertebrates

xylem

Energy & electricity

ammeter

appliance

battery

bell

branches

bright

buzzer

cables

cells

changers

communicate

components

conclusion

conduction

connections

conservation

consumption

convenient

cooling

copper

cost

current

dependent

devices

dim

dissipated

dividing

dynamo

efficiency

elastic

electrical

electricity

electrode

electromagnet

electrons

energy

engine

environmental

faults

fixed

flywheel

food

fuels

generation

(electricity)

gravity

hazardous

heater

household appliance

inefficient

instructions

insulation

joulemeter

kettle

kinetic

light

lightning

magnet

mains power

maximum

metals

microwaves

motor

movement

number

output

overhead power cables

parallel

patterns

performance

position

potential

power

principle

properties

proportional

reactivity

recharge

renewable energy

routinely

series

simple

size

solar power

sound energy

static charge

stored

stretched

switch

tables

television

total

transfer

transform

units of electricity

varies

voltage

voltmeter

wasted energy

weight

wind energy

Energy resources

alcohol

alternative

apparatus

atmosphere

beaker

biomass

black

burn

calorie

carbohydrates

carbon dioxide

caused

Celsius

changers

chimney

coal

collar

combustion

conservation

consumer

convenient

cycles

damage

disadvantages

electrical

energy

environment

equipment

extended

factors

fat

ferment

flame

foods

formation

freezing

fuel

gases

generator

geothermal

greatest

growth

habitat

hazards

health

heat

indirect

industry

irreversible changes

joule

kinetic

light

liquid

losses

mass

measurements

methane

metre

movement

non-renewable

observation

oil

oxygen

plan

powder

power

precautions

product

protection

radiation

rate

react

release

renewable

reservoir

resources

reversible changes

scale

smelly

smoky

sooty

source

spirit burner

substance

sugar

surface

thermometer

transform

turbine

valuable

vapour

vegetation

warmer

water-power

waves

weather

wind

wood

year

yeast

Environment

adaptions

advantages

animals

autumn

availability (of food)

bacteria

beak

breaking

cacti

camel

camouflage

carnivore

characteristics

climate

community

compete

competition

conditions

conservation

consumer

creatures

daily

daylight

decaying

describe

desert

detect

develops

dormant

ecology

energy

environment

essential

examples

factors

features

feeding

food

fruit

fuel

fungus

habitat

herbivore

hibernation

humidity

identify

information

insulation

interdependent

invertebrates

keys

leaf

light

locality

meadowland

migration

month

moulting

nocturnal

number

nutrition

omnivore

organism

oxygen

patterns

period

populations

predators

prey

primary

producer

range

record

regions

relationships

resources

results

seasonal

secondary

seed

shoot

sight

soil

species

strategies

streamlining

structure

summer

temperature

through

underwater

variation

variety

vegetation

vision

weather

wildlife

winter

woodland

woodlice

Environmental chemistry

abundance

acids

air

alkali metals

alloys

aluminium

atoms

carbon

characteristics

chemicals

coating

coins

collect

compounds

copper

corrosion

cutlery

dense

different

displacement reaction

dull

electrodes

electrolysis

element

energy

equations

exothermic

exposure

extraction

faster

filings

flammable

float

formulae

gases

gold

hazcards

heat

higher

hydrochloric acid

hydrogen

indicators

iron

jewellery

lead

league

lithium

lower

magnesium

melt

metal

native ore

nickel

nitric acid

occurs

oil

order

ore

oxides

oxygen

pieces

potassium

produced

quantity

quickly

reactants

reactivity series

reduction

released

rust

rusting

safety screen

salts

scale

scaling down

series

shiny

silver

slowly

smelting

sodium

soft

solution

stainless

steam

steels

sulphuric acid

surfaces

symbols

tarnishing

temperature

test tube

thermit reaction

unknown

unreactive

uses

violently

water

word equation

zinc

Fit & healthy

addictive

alcohol

alveoli

amphetamine

anorexia

antiseptic

balanced

blood

blood vessel

bone

breathe

bronchi

caffeine

calcium

cancer

carbon monoxide

cardiovascular