• analyze character traits

• define complex ideas or events

• discuss your understanding of a theme or concept

• see example below

recount steps in a process

provide directions

explain

describe

discuss

displays

illustrates

refers

belongs

contains

consists

exhibits

indicates

defines

for example,

such as

is known for

understood as

defined by

analyze how an event or phenomenon occurred

identify what led to an action or decision

If _______ (independent variable) then __(dependent variable)

The major causes of __ can be traced to __.

The critical factors which led to __ were __.

TO DISCUSS CAUSE & EFFECTS

Due to __, __.

__ contributed to __ because of __.

__ happens when __.

TO SUPPORT YOUR IDEAS

One cause was __.

A reason for __ was __.

TO CLOSE

By comparing ____ to ____, we learn that…

Though _____ and _____ are very different, their similarities…

• state a position

• recommend a solution

• present an interpretation

• discuss similarities & differences

• choose the best options from a list

• Identify common characteristics between two or more items

The variables have a ____(direct/inverse) relationship because ____

Solving _________ is different than ___________ because once you solve the first equation you still have to ___________. (two variable equations vs. single variable)

Although they appear to be different, ____________ are actually the same because______________ (equivalent equation)

Looking at the graph we can see that the main difference between __________ and __________ functions is ___________. (exponential vs. linear).

• I believe that ______ will cause the parent function to _____

• My opinion is that _____ will shift the graph of the parent function _____

"Both gravitational and elastic PE have ______, but in ________ appears _________, while in __________ it is ___________."

Key words: However, unlike, whereas, as opposed to...

___ is ___, whereas ___ is ___.

x-intercepts are when the parabola crosses the x-axis whereas the y-intercept is where the parabola crosses the y-axis

Describe the role of a keystone species in an ecosystem.

Explain how to find the number of nucleons in an atom's nucleus using periodic trends.

Describe how the solubility of different lotions change absorption by skin.

____ could cause ______ to change/happen

Initially _____, then _____. The next step (phase, stage) was __. By the end, __.

First, identify _________________________.

Then, to write the factored form, __________________________________________.

After that, solve for the a-value by ____________________________________.

Then, in order to convert to standard form, ____________________________.

Finally, check your equations using ______________________________.

Experiment by varying a parameter (as the cause)

Examine the result.

Ask if the result is in line with your prediction.

Can you draw the conclusion that B is the effect of A?

• I believe ______ and ______ are/are not inverses because _______.

• _____ proves that the functions are/are not inverses because_________.

  
  

"I believe would decrease the rate of glacier ice melt because . After examining the data, it was evident that _ which is important because _"

-Identifying sequential patterns in some natural phenomenon "at first we noticed...throughout the lab we saw...but soon thereafter we saw...."

-Genetic sequencing "in the first nucleotide base sequence...and then in the 3rd nucleotide base sequence..."

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"The first lithologic sequence was...followed by..."