Academic Vocabulary – Third Grade

 

Mathematics algorithm analog clock area array bar graph commutative      property coordinates customary/      standard      measurement data denominator density digital clock division edge face factor grid horizontal input metric units      (meter,      centimeter,      gram,      kilogram) multiple multiplication number sentence numerator ordered pairs output perimeter pictograph probability product rounding three-dimensional two-dimensional vertex vertical

Language Arts abbreviation adverb biography chapter headings check for      understanding chronological      order conjunction contemporary       realistic fiction context clues declarative encyclopedia exclamatory fact glossary historical fiction imperative index inferences interrogative main idea modern fantasy multi-meaning      words      (homonyms) opinion persuasion possessive revise run-on sentences story elements subject supporting details theme

Science amphibians balance conservation contract dispersal endangered environment expand experiment extinct food chain germinate invertebrate investigate mammals metamorphosis      (complete and      incomplete) migrate mixture physical change pollination renewable/      nonrenewable      resources reptiles rock solution sound structures traits vertebrate vibrations

Social Studies agriculture borders capital resources climate conflict consumer culture distribution economy Equator geographic      features geography global hemisphere human resources industry and      manufacturing latitude/parallels longitude/      meridians map key/legend natural resources physical map political map population Prime Meridian producer product representative      leaders resources scale scarcity suburban thematic map wants and needs