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Spelling and Word Study words for September 3-13

Word Study

 

observation	mission	data	millions
value	editing	narrative	hypothesis
expanded	artifact	evidence	technology
	responsible	colony	prehistory

 

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Mrs. Lincoln

April 8-11 Greek/Latin Socio

Word List: socio = companion, friend

antisocial        against the basic rules of a group; harmful to the people in a group.

associate         a fellow worker or friend (usually related to an office)

association      a group of people who have gathered based on similar goals or beliefs.

disassociate     to break ties with a group; to end a friendship; to sever a relationship

social               friendly; a person who enjoys companions

socialite          a person who is important or of high rank within a specific, usually fashionable group

sociogram       a diagram that represents each person’s friends in a classroom

sociology        the study of how people get along

sociopath         a person who suffers from an antisocial mental disorder

unsocial           not social; having or showing a dislike for others in a group.

Spelling April 8-11 TEST THURSDAY

Word Sort

Spelling Words – April 8-12

soldiers	pianos	essays	chiefs
treaties	countries	luggage	skis
characters	badges	valleys	palaces
beliefs	gentlemen	latches	envelopes
loaves	groceries	heroes	diaries

Dates to remember for upcoming 5th grade field trips

Dates to remember:
April 12 DARE graduation in Independence
April 19 DARE field trip to Des Moines
April 29 Spring Concert at high school
May 10 field day at high school
May 14 Bremer County field at Frederika 

Greek and Latin for April 2-5 Therm=heat

Word list: Therm = heat, temperature

endothermic            heated from within the body

exothermic              requires heat to be absorbed from outside of the body

therm                       a unit of heat equal to 1,000 great calories

thermal                    related to heat or temperature

thermodynamic       caused or operated by heat that has changed into different forms of energy

thermograph           a device that automatically writes down (records) changes in temperature

thermometer           an instrument that measures temperature or heat

thermophile            an organism that has adapted to living in very high temperatures (heat), such as bacteria or algae

thermos                   a container that is used to keep things warm, such as your soup; a doubled-walled container that keeps things warm.

thermostat               a device used to control the temperature