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Vocabulary words and definitions can be found here in alphabetical order. Tests are Friday’s and are always recorded in the student planner. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Student definitions are found in their vocabulary notebooks and are the best definitions to study.  I encourage you to practice these words at home with your student!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

absolute location: the address of a location<\/p>\n\n\n\n

adjective- a word that describes a noun with more detail<\/p>\n\n\n\n

adverb- a word that describes a verb and often ends in -ly<\/p>\n\n\n\n

angle- formed when two lines meet at a shared point, measured in degrees<\/p>\n\n\n\n

area- the amount of space inside a shape<\/p>\n\n\n\n

area model- an empty rectangle with labeled side lengths left<\/p>\n\n\n\n

array- a picture that shows groups in rows and columns<\/p>\n\n\n\n

attract- a force that pulls objects together (i.e., magnets)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

author- the person who wrote a book or paper<\/p>\n\n\n\n

canal- a human-made river<\/p>\n\n\n\n

capacity- the amount that a container can hold<\/p>\n\n\n\n

caption- words that go beside a picture to describe what is in the picture<\/p>\n\n\n\n

central message- the lesson in a story<\/p>\n\n\n\n

character trait- what a character is like on the inside; their personality<\/p>\n\n\n\n

character- someone in a book, story, or movie<\/p>\n\n\n\n

climate- weather in an area over a long time<\/p>\n\n\n\n

cloud- a big collection of tiny droplets of water or ice crystals<\/p>\n\n\n\n

compare- to look at what is the same or different about 2 things<\/p>\n\n\n\n

compass rose- a feature on a map that shows directions<\/p>\n\n\n\n

conclusion- the end to a writing<\/p>\n\n\n\n

culture- the customs of a group nation or group of people<\/p>\n\n\n\n

decompose- to break something down into smaller parts<\/p>\n\n\n\n

democracy- a type of government where the people hold the power<\/p>\n\n\n\n

describe- to tell me more details about something<\/p>\n\n\n\n

details- additional information about the main idea<\/p>\n\n\n\n

difference- the answer to a subtraction problem<\/p>\n\n\n\n

digital clock- a clock that uses just numbers, no hands<\/p>\n\n\n\n

divide- to split up the total into equal groups<\/p>\n\n\n\n

edit- to fix errors and make it better<\/p>\n\n\n\n

equation- a number sentence. ex. 5+5=10<\/p>\n\n\n\n

equivalent- another way to say equal<\/p>\n\n\n\n

essay- short piece of writing on a specific topic<\/p>\n\n\n\n

estimate- make a good guess using a strategy to help<\/p>\n\n\n\n

executive branch- enforces the laws<\/p>\n\n\n\n

evaporation- the process where liquid water becomes a gas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

fable- a type of story that it short, has animals as characters, and teaches a moral.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


fact- something that is true and can be proven by doing research<\/p>\n\n\n\n

factors- the numbers that you multiply together<\/p>\n\n\n\n

fiction- a type of story that is make-believe<\/p>\n\n\n\n

force- a push or a pull on an object; something that makes things move<\/p>\n\n\n\n

fossil- the remains of a plant or animal that lived long ago<\/p>\n\n\n\n

fraction- equal parts of a whole<\/p>\n\n\n\n

friction- a rubbing force that slows objects down and creates heat<\/p>\n\n\n\n

genre- a category for a type of text<\/p>\n\n\n\n

geography- the study of places and what the earth\u2019s surface looks like<\/p>\n\n\n\n

glossary- text feature that gives definitions for a particular text<\/p>\n\n\n\n

governor- the leader of a territory or state<\/p>\n\n\n\n

gram- the smallest unit of weight in the metric system<\/p>\n\n\n\n

heading- a mini title at the top of a writing that tells you what that part of the writing will be about<\/p>\n\n\n\n

historian- someone who studies the past<\/p>\n\n\n\n

history- the study of the past<\/p>\n\n\n\n

infer- to figure something out using the clues<\/p>\n\n\n\n

judicial branch- interprets the laws<\/p>\n\n\n\n

kilogram- a unit of measurement that measures weight and is made from 1,000 grams<\/p>\n\n\n\n

lead- the beginning to a writing that hooks the readers attention<\/p>\n\n\n\n

legend- a narrative story that is BASED on real things but is exaggerated and is now not real.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

legislative branch- makes the laws<\/p>\n\n\n\n

liter- a unit of measurement that measures the amount of a liquid and is made from 1,000 milliliters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

location- where something is<\/p>\n\n\n\n

magnet- a type of rock or metal that can pull certain types of metal to itself<\/p>\n\n\n\n

main idea- the most important point or idea in a writing<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michigan- the name of the state we live in<\/p>\n\n\n\n

moral- the important lesson of the story<\/p>\n\n\n\n

motion- a change in position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

multiply- add a number to itself a number of times<\/p>\n\n\n\n

myth- a type of story that often has characters such as gods and goddesses and are written to explain why something is the way it is<\/p>\n\n\n\n

narrative- a type of writing that tells a story<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Native American- the first people that lived in North America<\/p>\n\n\n\n

nonfiction- text that is true and teaches you information about something<\/p>\n\n\n\n


noun- a word that\u2019s a person, place, thing, or idea<\/p>\n\n\n\n

number line- a line with numbers that we use in math<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Odawa- a Native American tribe of the Three Fires, lived in Michigan <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ojibway- a Native American tribe of the Three Fires, lived in Michigan <\/p>\n\n\n\n

opinion- a feeling or belief<\/p>\n\n\n\n

opposites- the most different 2 things can possibly be<\/p>\n\n\n\n

pan balance- a type of scale that compares weights of objects by trying to make them balance<\/p>\n\n\n\n

parallel- 2 lines that will NEVER touch<\/p>\n\n\n\n

partition- to divide something into smaller EQUAL pieces<\/p>\n\n\n\n

peninsula- a piece of land surrounded on 3 sides by water<\/p>\n\n\n\n

perimeter- the amount of space around the outside of a shape<\/p>\n\n\n\n

pioneer- the first people to settle an area<\/p>\n\n\n\n

plot- the story events or the beginning, middle, and end of a story<\/p>\n\n\n\n

poem-artistic writing that artistic that creates a mental image<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Potawatomi- a Native American tribe of the Three Fires, lived in Michigan<\/p>\n\n\n\n

precise- exactly<\/p>\n\n\n\n

prioritize- doing important things first, then fun things (putting first things first)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

product- the answer to a multiplication problem<\/p>\n\n\n\n

pronoun- a word that takes the place of a noun such as he, she, I, they\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

publish- the final copy of a writing that the audience will read<\/p>\n\n\n\n

pull- a force that moves things closer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

push- a force that moves things away<\/p>\n\n\n\n

quadrilateral- a closed shape with 4 sides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

quotient- the answer to a division problem<\/p>\n\n\n\n

reason- what you say to explain why<\/p>\n\n\n\n

region- an area that has something in common with all the other places in that area<\/p>\n\n\n\n

relative location\u2013a place that is related to another object. Use a compass rose to help find relative location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

repel- a force that moves something away (i.e., magnets)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

republic- a type of government where the people hold the power<\/p>\n\n\n\n

rhyme- words that share the same ending sounds such as thin and grin<\/p>\n\n\n\n

round- to change a number to the nearest friendly number like the nearest 10 or the nearest 100<\/p>\n\n\n\n

selection- the process of making choices to change the outcome<\/p>\n\n\n\n

services- things that people do for you in exchange for money<\/p>\n\n\n\n

setting- where a story takes place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

stamina- when you do something for a time and you keep trying to get better<\/p>\n\n\n\n

stanza-The lines of words and groups of lines in a poem<\/p>\n\n\n\n

symmetry- when an object looks the same on one side as on the other<\/p>\n\n\n\n

territory-what an area of land was called that was not a state<\/p>\n\n\n\n

theme- the message in a story; the lesson that you learn in a story <\/p>\n\n\n\n

topic- the subject of a book or writing<\/p>\n\n\n\n

trade- to exchange or switch one item for another item<\/p>\n\n\n\n

verb- an action word<\/p>\n\n\n\n

voyager- a person who sailed across waterways to explore and trade<\/p>\n\n\n\n

water vapor- the gas state of water<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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