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This 8-card flashcard set introduces third graders to environmental science vocabulary, covering fossils, glaciers, decomposition, endangered species, and conservation. It includes terms like conservationist, evidence, and amber. Use it for vocabulary review during a science unit on nature, ecosystems, and environmental protection.

Subject:
Science
Topic:
Environment
Grade Level:
3rd Grade
Updated March 2026

Terms in This Set

  • Someone who works to protect plants, animals, habitats and ecosystems
  • The remains of a living thing from long ago, usually formed in layers of rock.
  • Information that supports an argument is called
  • What forms from a sticky material that comes from trees?
  • A huge field of ice and rock that slides very slowly downhill.
  • When people repair damage that was done to nature.....
  • When an organism breaks down, the process is called
  • A species that is at risk of becoming extinct within a few years is called an

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