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Math 377
- per / each / for everypor / cada / por cadawords that signal a rate for one unit; multiply the rate to get a total, or divide a total to get the rate.
- length (l), width (w), height (h)largo (l), ancho (w), altura (h)the measurements of a shape: a rectangle has a length and a width, and a box also has a height.
- expressionexpresióna math phrase made of numbers, variables, and operations, with no equals sign.
- square (shape)cuadrado (figura)a rectangle whose four sides are all the same length.
- equationecuacióna math sentence that says two expressions are equal, using an equals sign.
- ordered pair / pointpar ordenado / puntotwo numbers in parentheses, (x, y), that name one point on a grid: first move left or right, then up or down.
RLA 144
- evidenceevidence (evidencia)facts, numbers, studies, quotes or examples that an author uses to show a claim is true.
- memomemo (memorando)a short message written inside a workplace to share news, rules or instructions with the staff.
- revisionrevision (revisión)a changed version of a sentence or text that fixes an error or makes the writing clearer.
- claimclaim (afirmación)the main point an author wants readers to accept as true, which needs reasons and evidence to back it up.
- suggest / implysuggest / imply (sugerir / dar a entender)to hint at an idea without stating it directly, leaving the reader to figure it out.
- essayessay (ensayo)a piece of writing of several paragraphs that explains and supports one main idea or thesis.
Science 279
- tabletabladata organized in rows and columns so values can be found and compared easily.
- datadatosfacts, measurements or observations collected in a study.
- temperaturetemperaturaa measure of how hot or cold something is, which shows how fast its particles are moving.
- energyenergíathe ability to do work or cause change, measured in joules (J).
- mean / averagemedia / promediothe sum of a set of values divided by how many values there are; also called the average.
- conclusionconclusióna statement about what the data show; a supported conclusion does not go beyond the evidence.
Social Studies 382
- stateestadoan independent country with its own borders, people and government; in the United States, also one of the 50 self-governing parts.
- amendmentenmiendaa formal change or addition to the Constitution; there have been 27 so far.
- CongressCongresothe lawmaking branch of the national government, made up of the Senate (100 members) and the House of Representatives (435 voting members).
- chronological order / timelineorden cronológico / línea de tiempochronological order lists events from earliest to latest; a timeline shows events in that order along a line.
- ConstitutionConstituciónthe supreme law of the United States, written in 1787, which sets up the national government and protects citizens' rights.
- border (boundary)frontera (límite)a line that separates countries, states or other regions.