Colonial Related Vocabulary

Colonial Related Vocabulary

1. colony- a land ruled by another country

2. slavery- the practice of holding people against their will and making them carry out orders

3.  raw material- a resource that can be used to make a product

4.  stock- a share of ownership in a company

5.  Jamestown Colony- the first English settlement in the “new world” (in Virginia to be specific)

6.  cash crop- a crop that people grow to sell

7.  indentured servant- a person who agreed to work for another person without pay for a certain length of time in exchange for passage to North America

8.  represent- to speak for

9.  established church- a church established and supported by the government

10.  royal colony- a colony owned by a monarch

11.  pilgrim- a person who makes a journey for religious reasons

12.  frontier- lands beyond areas that were settled by colonists

13.  industry - the businesses that make one kind of product or provide one kind of service

14.  exports- products sent to other countries

15.  imports- products brought into the country (from other countries)

16.  Plymouth Colony- the second English Colony established in 1620 by the Pilgrims  (in Massachusetts)

17.  plantations- large farms

Monday and Tuesday: definitions and study

Wednesday: sentences using 10 of the words

Thursday: study

morning girl vocab

Morning Girl Vocabulary

1. ______________________________ -lines of short hair that grow directly above the eyes

2. ______________________________ - in a soft, careful way; with kindness; kindly;

3. ______________________________ - to stay, stay on;  to stay the same or in the same place,                                                                                                position, or situation; to last or endure; to continue

4. ______________________________ - proposed or offered an idea; recommended

5. ______________________________ - the daily rise and fall of the ocean level because of the                                                                                                  moon's pull on the Earth

6. ______________________________ - the time in the morning when daylight first begins

7. ______________________________ - causing suffering or pain

8. ______________________________ (of a tree)- one of the larger branches of a tree

9. ______________________________ - a group of trees

10. ______________________________ - small, glowing pieces of coal or wood (in a dying fire)

11. ______________________________ - to wander; to be carried along by water or wind

12. ______________________________ - to demand

13. ______________________________ - the middle; center; being surrounded by something

14. ______________________________ - a large, rounded rock

15. ______________________________ – to force open; to look into something excessively

16. ______________________________ -  to hold on to; to understand

17. ______________________________ - to shake;  to move suddenly

18. ______________________________ -  to make

Word bank:

midst        insist      demand        assemble        cruel         suggested           dawn        brows  grove        tide         boulder        remain           gently         limb             embers            grasp/grasped  twitch        pry/pried           drift

Monday- write the word next to its definition and study the definitions!

Tuesday- complete Morning Girl Names Hand out (attached)

Wednesday-NO SCHOOL NO HOMEWORK

Thursday- Study for vocab. test and use 10 words to create a news paper article that tells about an accident.

1. brows - lines of short hair that grow directly above the eyes

2. gently- in a soft, careful way; with kindness; kindly;

3. remain- to stay, stay on;  to stay the same or in the same place, position, or situation; to last or endure; to continue

4. suggested- proposed or offered an idea; recommended

5. tide- the daily rise and fall of the ocean level because of the moon's pull on the Earth

6. dawn- the time in the morning when daylight first begins

7. cruel- causing suffering or pain

8. limb (of a tree)- one of the larger branches of a tree

9. grove- a group of trees

10. embers- small, glowing pieces of coal or wood (in a dying fire)

11. drift- to wander; to be carried along by water or wind

12.  insist- to demand

13.  midst- the middle; center; being surrounded by something

14.  boulder- a large, rounded rock

15. pry/pried – to force open; to look into something excessively

16. grasp/grasped-  to hold on to; to understand

17. twitch- to shake;  to move suddenly

18.  assemble-  to make

research and paraphrase notes

Your Homework this week is to continue to Research, Read, Paraphrase and Share what you have learned about your Making the World a Better Place Topic.

Please Continue to Research and Read your reputable sources about your topic.

Remember:  

1.     Preview resource first (read headings/subheadings, bold print, look at photos, maps and captions)

2.     Think about what you looked at

3.     Read

4.     Paraphrase (put the information into your own words, try to not look at the source while you do this)

5.     check information to ensure that your paraphrase was correct and remember to write down where the information came from

6.     Share with your family what you have learned

You may choose to include notes from books, magazines, websites, educational videos/documentaries.

Your notes may be on the back of this sheet or a separate page.

Questions to guide your (People) Research Notes:
Brainstorm a list of questions about this person. Here are a few samples to help get you started:

• Where was this person born? In what year? Where did this person grow up?  What does/did this person do for a living?
• What makes this person special or interesting or famous?
• What kind of effect did he or she have on the world? other people?
• What are the adjectives you would most use to describe the person? Why?
• What events shaped or changed this person's life?  Did he or she overcome obstacles? Take risks? Get lucky?
• How is the world be better because of this person? How and why?

Questions to guide your (issue) Research Notes:

Brainstorm a list of questions about your topic.  Here are a few to get you started:

-What is your topic?

-When and why did this issue begin? (Historical information?)

-Who are the important people involved in this? What are they doing? Why?

-Why does this issue matter? Why is it important?

-How has this issue impacted the world?

-What are the different perspectives about your topic?

By Thursday Please have your parents sign here:

This week my child worked on their reading their research, note-taking and sharing/talking about what they have learned about their topic.

__________________         ___________

parent signature                         date

Skeletal System Vocabulary

Monday:  Match the following  scientific bone names to their common names

Tuesday: Draw and label a skeleton that shows all of the bones (can be of any animal that has all of the bones)

Wednesday: crossword

Thursday:   Study… test will be a skeleton to be labeled with scientific names

1.  cranium =________________________________

2.  mandible =________________________________

3.  clavicle =________________________________

4.  scapula =________________________________

5.  sternum =________________________________

6.  humerus =________________________________

7.  radius and ulna =________________________________

8.  vertebrae =________________________________

9.  coccyx =________________________________

10.  femur =________________________________

11.   patella =________________________________

12.   tibia and fibula =________________________________

13.   ribs =________________________________

14.   carpals =________________________________

15.   tarsals =________________________________

16.  phalanges =________________________________

backbone         collarbone             jawbone               hand bones    tailbone            fingers/toes          thighbone (upper leg)           skull          feet bones         chest bone            upper arm bone          knee cap   lower arm bones             lower leg bones           shoulder blade       pelvis/hipbone

cell vocab

Vocabulary:  Cell Structure

1. cell- the basic unit of all living things

2. tissue- a group of cells that work together to perform a specific function

3. organ- a group of tissues that work together to perform a specific function

4. organ system- organs that work together to do a job for the  body

5. amoeba- a single celled organism

6. organelles- different structures in a cell that have a certain function to help keep the cell alive

7. nucleus- an organelle that directs the cell’s activity (the “control center”)

8. cell membrane- holds the cell together and separates if from its surroundings (the “protector”)

9. cytoplasm- jellylike substance that help the cell stay together (the “goo”)

10. mitochondria- releases energy  from nutrients (the “powerhouse”)

11. endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-folds and transports proteins (“protein highway”)

12. chromosomes- an organized structure of DNA and protein in cells

13. ribosomes- make proteins from amino acids

14. golgi apparatus- sorts, processes and packages proteins and lipids

For plant cells:

15. chloroplast- makes food for the plant cell

16. cell wall- supports and protects the plant cell

17. vacuole- stores food, water, waste

For animal cells:

18. vesicle- stores food, water, waste

Monday and Tuesday= Use the Diagrams on the reverse side to draw and label your own plant and animal cells.  Write definitions next to the labels or on the back of the page (use words: nucleus, cell membrane, cytoplasm, mitochondria, endoplasmic reticulum, ribosomes, golgi apparatus, chloroplast, vacuole, vesicle, cell wall)

Wednesday= Crossword puzzle

Thursday= Study for vocabulary test

Due Friday:  A plant and animal cell diagram labeled with vocabulary words and their definitions and the crossword puzzle

scholastic news homework

Reading and Vocabulary Homework

We started to read our scholastic News in class today.  Students are to finish reading and use this issue

 (“Honor or Insult” is on the cover) for homework this week.

Monday: Finish reading the issue and complete the News Graph # 1-3 on the back

Tuesday:  Complete News Review on the back #4-10

Wednesday:  Write the vocabulary words from the issue and their definitions

 (hint:  there are 5 of them and they are bold and their definitions are on the page).

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Thursday  Write your opinion/thoughts/ideas about one of the articles you read- be sure to use evidence from the article to support you claim.

Native American Vocabulary Work

1.     hogan

2.     surplus

3.     clan

4.     barter

5.     council

6.     wigwam

7.     adobe

8.     agriculture

9.     confederation

10. nomad

11. civilization

12. adapt

13. economy

14. potlatch

15. travois

16. council

17. wampum

Monday- Write definitions (use text book glossary at the end of the book (p.R96-R103))

Tuesday- Use all words in a sentence or story that explains the word.

Wednesday- use the text book to find what page in the book  the word is on (hint:  the index at the back of the book is very useful for this: p. R104-R124)

Thursday- This is an extra day to get caught up on any of the previous days work (we will not be having an open note test this week on all of the tribes we studied.