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LGBT+ Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender plus any other sexual and gender identities.
Nazi A member of the National Socialist German Workers’ Party, a harsh and aggressive political movement led by the dictator Adolf Hitler, which controlled Germany from 1933 to 1945.
Nobel Prize One of six awards given each year to people who have done important work in science, literature, economics, or for world peace.
Olympic Games An important international sports festival held every four years, each time in a different country. Events include athletics, football, swimming and gymnastics.
Paralympic Games An important international sports festival for athletes with disabilities, held every four years with the Olympic Games.
physics
light, sound, heat, pressure, gravity and electricity and the way in which they affect objects.
programming The process of writing a computer program – a series of coded instructions needed for a computer to perform a task.
racism Prejudice or discrimination against someone of a different skin colour or physical appearance; the belief that one’s own race is superior to another.
refugee Someone who has been forced to leave their home or country to escape a natural disaster, war or persecution.
rights Things that every member of society is morally allowed to have, such as freedom and equality.
Second World War (1939–1945) The war fought between the Axis Powers (Germany, Italy and Japan) and the Allied Powers (France, Great Britain, the USA and Russia), partly in continuation of the problems of the First World War. The Allies eventually won the war. Around 50 million people were killed.
social worker A person whose job is to give help and advice to people who are suffering from serious family or financial problems.
software Computer programs and operating information.
statistics The practice or science of collecting and analysing large numbers of facts and figures.
trade union An organisation of workers in
a trade or profession formed to protect their rights and to represent them in discussions with their employers, often to improve wages and working conditions.
vaccine A type of medicine that is usually injected into a person’s body while they are healthy, and teaches a person’s body how to fight off a particular virus that could cause a disease.
The group of people who make
The scientific study of forces such as
virus
people, animals and plants.
Tiny particles that can cause disease in
World Wide Web A computer system on the internet that links documents and pictures into a database that people all over the world can use.
parliament
decisions for a country and make or change its laws; the building in which these people meet and work.
petition A document signed by lots of people to ask a government or other organisation to do, or not do, a particular thing.
Zoroastrianism
by the prophet Zoroaster in the 6th century BCE. Zoroastrians believe in one god, called Ahura Mazda, and are guided by the principle: good thoughts, good words, good deeds.
A religion founded in Persia
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