Voyage Across the Solar System

1. Voyage Across the Solar System Lost Lake Elementary School Created by: Mrs. Rebecca Foster, Literacy Coach

2. Robust Vocabulary

3. observed • If you observed something, you watched it carefully to learn more about it. • What do you observe in the classroom on school days? • What have youobserved in the area around your house? • What was the most exciting event you ever observed?

4. magnify • When you magnifysomething, you make it look larger than it actually is. • What would you magnifywith a telescope? • What might you use to magnify tiny letters on a page? • What can you use to magnify an object that is far away?

5. generates • To generate something is to produce it. • What machines generate power? • What generates heat and light for our planet? • What generates heat for your home?

6. confirm • When you can prove something is correct, you can confirm it. • How do you confirm that you have learned your spelling words? • How would you confirm that you had a doctor’s appointment next week? • Why is it important to confirm your predictions when you read?

7. picturesque • Something that is picturesque is pretty enough to be in a picture. • When is a garden most picturesque? • What can make a countryside look picturesque? • What can make a forest picturesque?

8. safeguard • To safeguard something is to protect and guard it. • Who are the people who safeguard our communities? • How might you safeguard your home? • How can you safeguard yourself against sunburn?

9. expedition • An expedition is an adventure or a journey to a new place. • The astronauts prepared for their expedition. • Would you prefer a mountain expedition or an expedition to the beach? • What would you take with you on an expedition to the desert? • How might mountain climbers prepare for an expedition?

10. uncharted • If an area is uncharted, there are no maps of that place. • The space shuttle traveled to an uncharted part of space. • Would you like to travel to an uncharted place or one that is well-explored? • What might you find in an uncharted cave? • What parts of our planet might still be uncharted?

11. aligned • When two things are aligned, they match up perfectly. • When the moon is aligned between the sun and Earth we cannot see it. • Which of these are aligned: books on a tidy shelf, or apples in a basket? • How are bowling pins aligned in a bowling lane? • Why should you make sure your feet are aligned when you are inline skating?

12. occur • When something occurs, it happens. • The full moon occurs two weeks after the new moon. • Which of these is something that will occur: your shoes being blue, or being given a pair of shoes? • What would occur if you gave catnip to a cat? • Where can you learn about special events that occur in your neighborhood?

13. Try this. magnify observed generates confirm safeguard expedition occur uncharted aligned picturesque generates • The engine _______________ power to move the car. • Ben quietly _____________ the chicks in the bird’s nest. • The photo showed a ________________ view of the mountain. • To ________________ yourself against insects, wear light colors and long sleeves. • Bekah used a flashlight to ________________ the shadow of her hand. observed picturesque safeguard magnify

14. magnify observed generates confirm safeguard expedition occur uncharted aligned picturesque confirm • 6. I will call Dean to _______________ that he will be at band practice today. • 7. All nine planets are somewhat ____________ every 500 years. • 8. The boat sailed into ________________ waterways . • The idea never ___________(ed) to me. • The British ______________ to Mount Everest is leaving next month. aligned uncharted occur expedition

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