| ability |
When you have ability, you have what you need to do something. Humans have the ability to learn languages. Fish have the ability to swim. |
| any |
If someone says that any child can learn, they mean that each and every child can learn. [1/5 definitions] |
| basic |
Basic things are things that are the simplest and most important. You need to learn basic things before other things. If you are learning to ride a bicycle, keeping your balance is the basic thing that you have to learn. After that, you can learn things like how to ride up a hill. |
| brain |
The brain is the part of the body that is inside your head. You use your brain to think and learn and to control the actions of your body. |
| bright |
When someone is bright, it means that they are smart or quick to learn. [1/3 definitions] |
| chemistry lab |
A chemistry lab is a special room in a school. In a chemistry lab, students can see what happens when certain chemicals come together with other chemicals. They can also learn how things happen in nature by watching something similar in the classroom. |
| chess1 |
Chess is a board game played by two people. In chess, each player has sixteen pieces that include a king and a queen. Chess pieces can only move on the board in certain ways, so players have to learn how each type of piece can move. You win the game by taking the other player's king. |
| class |
A class is a group of students who meet together with a teacher to learn something. [1/2 definitions] |
| data |
Data are bits of information. When scientists want to learn about something, they ask questions about it and gather all the information they can that might help them answer their questions. Each little piece of information is part of their data. |
| digital citizen |
A digital citizen is a person who uses computers to do things with other people, like getting and sending messages, playing games, or shopping. A digital citizen also uses computers to learn things or get help from others. You are reading this on a computer, so YOU are a digital citizen now! |
| disability |
If you have a disability, you have a problem that makes it difficult or impossible to do something that most other people can do. For example, some people have a disability that makes it difficult for them to walk. Some people have a disability that makes it difficult for them to learn things. Some disabilities can go away with time and effort, but others never go away. Scientists keep working on inventions that can help, though. |
| discover |
When you read, you discover things. You learn or find out about things you did not know before. [1/2 definitions] |
| explore |
When you explore a place, you travel across it or go through it so that you can learn about it. |
| feel |
When you feel something, you touch it and find out something about it. If you feel a rock, you might learn that it is smooth or rough or cool, for example. If your mother feels your forehead, she wants to find out if it is hot and whether or not you are sick. [1/3 definitions] |
| field trip |
When students go on a field trip, they go with their teacher out of their classroom and school to another place to learn things. They often go on a bus to get there. |
| find out |
When you find out some information, you learn or discover it. When we want to find out something, we often ask someone else or we look for the information in a book or on the computer. Sometimes we find out something by just seeing a thing that tells us what we want to know. |
| geography |
Geography is the study of the earth's land forms, climate, and bodies of water. When you study geography, you also learn about the different countries and regions of the world and the people who live there. |
| grammar |
Grammar is the set of rules in a language for forming words and putting words together in a sentence. When you learn the rules of grammar, you can speak and write so that people understand what you say. [1/2 definitions] |
| gym |
A gym is a large room to exercise or play sports in. It often has a floor made out of wood. Many schools have a gym where the students exercise and learn how to play different sports. School basketball games are always played in a gym. [1/2 definitions] |
| intelligent |
When someone is intelligent, they have a great ability to learn, think, and understand. |
| interest |
When you have interest in something, it means that you want to learn about it or do it. If you have an interest in dinosaurs, you want to learn many things about them. [2/3 definitions] |