Grade 3-4: Vocabulary Lesson for Thursday, Week 11

This week's theme is: Science

Word List 11

1. observe: To watch very closely and notice things.
2. examine: To inspect an object and look very closely at it.
3. explore: To travel or search looking to discover things.
4. predict: To guess in advance as to what will happen.
5. theory: An idea that guesses as to why something happened.

Thursday Activities

1. Worksheet Creator - Type your vocabulary words in the left column and the definitions in the right column. There is room on this worksheet for 10 words. Think of other words you know and type the words and definitions in the blank lines to complete the list. Click on "Generate Worksheet" at the bottom. Your worksheet will be created. Print out your worksheet, then after completing, insert it in your vocabulary notebook.
2. Feed your Frog - Click the correct fly to feed your frog
3. Word Scrambler - Click on the link and create your own word scrambler with your vocabulary words. Type in the number of words you wish to scramble and press the "next" button. You will see a sheet that has the answers for you. Press next again and print out the page. Complete it and put it in your notebook.

Other Help

If you need more information on your words, click on the link to use a on-line dictionary.

Use the daily activities to help you remember words that you learn each week. It is much easier to remember what the words mean if you do something with them and use them frequently in talking with your parents, family and friends.

Sample sentences:

Observe what happens to this when I add water.
Be sure to observe the road as you are driving.

Get close and examine this insect.
Examine the fossil, then describe what you see.

There is still a lot more to explore in space.
We plan to explore the ground for things people left behind.

Can you predict what will happen if I add yellow to the blue paint?
Some things are difficult to predict.

She formed her own theory about how that happened.
That theory was probably correct since it can be proven to be true.

 
 

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