Academic Vocabulary
Absolute Value: The distance a number is from zero on a number line.
Interpret: To understand and explain the meaning of.
Variable: A symbol, usually a letter, used to show a amount that can change. ( Example: X )
Verbal: Using Words.
Evaluate: Find the value. ( Example x + 3 for x = 2; 2 + 3, 5)
Terminology: Words used to represent certain items or ideas.
Context: The facts or circumstances that surround a situation.
Reasonableness: Makes sense given the facts or circumstances.
Interpret: To understand and explain the meaning of.
Variable: A symbol, usually a letter, used to show a amount that can change. ( Example: X )
Verbal: Using Words.
Evaluate: Find the value. ( Example x + 3 for x = 2; 2 + 3, 5)
Terminology: Words used to represent certain items or ideas.
Context: The facts or circumstances that surround a situation.
Reasonableness: Makes sense given the facts or circumstances.
Terminating: Ending does not repeat.
Convert:Change from one form to another.
Common: The same.
Solve: Find the value of a variable that makes the left side of an equation equal to the right side of the equation (makes the equation true). Example: 2x = 6, 2 (3) = 6, the value that makes 2x = 6 true is 3.
Convert:Change from one form to another.
Common: The same.
Solve: Find the value of a variable that makes the left side of an equation equal to the right side of the equation (makes the equation true). Example: 2x = 6, 2 (3) = 6, the value that makes 2x = 6 true is 3.
Variable: a symbol usually a letter, used to show a amount that will change.
Verbal: Using words
Solve:find the value or values of a unknown quantity that make one side of the equation equal to the other side (make the equation true)
Justify: give a reason for.
Property: a characteristic of a number, operations or equations.
Interpret: to understand and explain the meaning of.
Context: in this case, real world solution.
Verbal: Using words
Solve:find the value or values of a unknown quantity that make one side of the equation equal to the other side (make the equation true)
Justify: give a reason for.
Property: a characteristic of a number, operations or equations.
Interpret: to understand and explain the meaning of.
Context: in this case, real world solution.
Compare: determine how items are the same or different.
Notation: a way of showing things by a special system of marks or characters.
Differentiate: to tell the difference between.
Inverse: opposite.
Extracting: pulling out.
Simplify: make things easier.
Evaluate: find the value of.
Converse: the opposite or reverse.
Notation: a way of showing things by a special system of marks or characters.
Differentiate: to tell the difference between.
Inverse: opposite.
Extracting: pulling out.
Simplify: make things easier.
Evaluate: find the value of.
Converse: the opposite or reverse.
Compare: decide if items are the same or different.
System: method of organizing related things.
Construct: make something a certain way.
Expressed: spoken or shown.
Density: thickness.
Solve: find the answer.
Involving: using.
System: method of organizing related things.
Construct: make something a certain way.
Expressed: spoken or shown.
Density: thickness.
Solve: find the answer.
Involving: using.
Convert: change from one form to another.
Representation: version or description.
Increase: grows or gets larger.
Decrease: takes away or gets smaller.
Involve: contain or include.
Compute: calculate or figure out.
Representation: version or description.
Increase: grows or gets larger.
Decrease: takes away or gets smaller.
Involve: contain or include.
Compute: calculate or figure out.