Vocabulary

• light up: To illuminate something; to make something brighter with light.
• next to: Being located along side another
• on to: Toward something; forward
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• calcium: A substance important for making bones and teeth
• oxygen: A gas in the air that we need to breathe
• sodium: A soft, white chemical element
• react: To change when mixing with other chemicals
• noble: Being admirable and honorable in character
• carbon: Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
• science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
• copper: Reddish-brown metal used in cables or wires
• breathe: To move air into and out of your lungs
• hydrogen: Lightest of all chemical elements
• tummy: Stomach or belly
• fill: To make something full
• stable: In a position where something does not fall over
• potassium: A common, soft, silvery white metal with many uses
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• nitrogen: A colorless chemical element without a smell
• aggressively: Using energy and determination to achieve a goal
• mercury: Silver-white metal that is used in thermometers
• leather: Chemically tanned animal skin, e.g. for shoes
• magnesium: Silver, white metal burning with a white flame
• iron: Heavy metal device heated to smooth clothes
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
• periodic: Happening regularly, but not frequently
• add: To include as well
• strong: (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
• platinum: Very expensive silver-colored metal
• tin: Metal container used for storing e.g. food
• dark: Of a color that is not light
• lithium: Soft silver-white univalent element of the alkali metal group; the lightest metal known; occurs in several minerals
• helium: Light, colorless gaseous element with no smell
• chlorine: Greenish-yellow gas with a strong smell
• radar: Radio device used to find the location of objects
• move: To cause someone to have certain emotions
• sulfur: Smelly yellow chemical often found near volcanoes
• salty: Containing or tasting like salt
• nickel: American coin worth 5 cents
• neon: Gaseous element used in electric lamps and signs
• titanium: Light, extremely strong, whitish silver metal
• silicon: Mineral used in making steel and computer parts
• outer: Far away
• silverware: Articles made of silver, e.g. table knives/forks
• zinc: Bluish white metal used in making brass
• yummy: (Of food) delicious; very tasty
• asap: Shortened form of 'As soon as possible'
• gold: Dark yellow color often seen in sunsets
• phosphorus: Yellow chemical that burns in contact with the air
• arsenic: Strong poison used as insecticide, etc.
• iodine: Substance used on burns, etc. to prevent infection
• tungsten: Heavy grey-white metallic element
• plutonium: Radioactive metallic element
• aluminium: Very light silvery-white metal used to make cans
• radium: Radioactive element occurring in uranium ore
• chromium: Silvery metal element