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The Planets. Robust Vocabulary Grade 3 Theme 6 Lesson 29. The Planets. Robust Vocabulary Day 1 Read Aloud Anthology Look Up in the Sky! Page 104. distinct. Stars are distinct , twinkly, unmoving points of light. distinct.
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The Planets Robust Vocabulary Grade 3 Theme 6 Lesson 29
The Planets Robust Vocabulary Day 1 Read Aloud Anthology Look Up in the Sky! Page 104
distinct • Stars are distinct, twinkly, unmoving points of light.
distinct • When there are several similar but separate objects, the objects are said to be distinct.
Say the Word distinct
distinct • Would something that is distinct be easy or hard to see?
Name the Word • Several similar but separate objects are said to be … distinct
slightly • If the fuzzy object changes position slightly from day to day, it would be a comet.
slightly • When something happens slightly, you can barely tell it happened.
Say the Word slightly
slightly • Would a flag be blown slightly by the wind or your breath?
Name the Word • This word means you can barely tell it happened. slightly
Practice/Apply • Objects can look distinct or not distinct, depending upon light, weather, or other conditions. • What kind of weather might make objects look distinct or not distinct?
Practice/Apply • Write two sentences about something that seems to move very slightly, such as the hour hand on a clock.
The Planets Robust Vocabulary Day 2 Words from selection, Here Comes the Sun Pages 382 – 383
rotates • Something that rotates spins like a top.
Say the Word rotates
rotates • When your body rotates over and over, what happens?
steady • A light that is steady always looks the same and does not change or go out.
Say the Word steady
steady • Why do carpenters need to have steady hands?
reflects • When something reflectslight, the light bounces off the surface instead of passing through it.
Say the Word reflects
reflects • When you look in a mirror what usually reflects back at you?
surface • The surfaceof something is the top part of it.
Say the Word surface
surface • What does the surface of your desk feel like?
evidence • Evidenceis proof that something has happened.
Say the Word evidence
evidence • What evidence is there that you did your homework last night?
appears • How something appears is the way it looks or seems to be.
Say the Word appears
appears • If the skyappearsgray, what might happen?
Expand Word Meanings While reading Here Comes the Sun, pages 382 – 383, pause at RV words and ask the following questions: • What does “the sun rotates east to west” mean? • Why would a person weigh more on the sun’s surface than on earth?
Expand Word Meanings While reading Here Comes the Sun, pages 382 – 383, pause at RV words and ask the following questions: • What happens because solar winds are not steady? • What happens before the sky reflects the colors of the chemicals?
Expand Word Meanings While reading Here Comes the Sun, pages 382 – 383, pause at RV words and ask the following questions: • What exciting thing appearsin the sky near the North Pole? • How are scientists collecting evidence about the northern lights?
Word Detective • Your mission this week is to look for the RV words in books about Earth, the sun, the moon, or planets in the solar system. • Each time you read a robust vocabulary word, write it in your notebook. • Tell where you found the word.
After reading main selection, The Planets pages 384 – 405 infinite • Outer space is so large, that its size could be called infinite.
infinite • When there is so much of something that it can not be measured, it is said to be infinite.
Say the Word infinite
infinite • What could be infinite, love for a dog or a block of wood?
Name the Word • This word means there is too much of something. Therefore, it can not be measured. infinite
expansive • Voyager II has given scientists an expansive view of Neptune.
expansive • Something that is expansive covers a very large area.
Say the Word expansive
expansive • What could be described as expansive, a palace or a log cabin?
Name the Word • This word means covers a large area. expansive
Practice/Apply • List the possible similarities and differences between something that is expansive and something that takes up an infinite amount of space. • Think of examples of things that seem infinite or expansive.
The Planets Robust Vocabulary Day 3 Review After reading paired selection, Jeremy’s House Pages 406 – 407
distinct/slightly • Describe a time you separated things into two distinct piles. • Have you ever moved a picture slightly in order to straighten it? • What other things have you moved slightly?