Eye of the Storm

Vocabulary Day 1

5th Grade Theme 1

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collide

• Two cars collided in front of our school and we could hear that crashing sound in our classroom!

• Description: to bump into another mass with force

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collide

• Example: a car crash

• Non-example: driving in opposite directions

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Funnel cloud• We saw the huge funnel cloud on the

news last night and thought how thankful we are to not live there.

• Description: tornado cloud that is wide at the top and narrow where it touches the ground

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Funnel cloud

• Example:

• Non-example: puffy cloud

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jagged

• The paper had a jagged edge because he ripped it instead of cutting it.

• Description: having a sharp, pointed edge or outline

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jagged

• Example: a broken rock’s edge

• Non-example: a smooth rock

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lightning

• We sat on our patio watching the lightning light up the night sky.

• Description: the flash of light in the sky when electricity passes between clouds or between a cloud and the ground

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lightning

• Example:

• Non-example: thunder (sound)

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prairies

• When we drove across the prairie, I noticed there weren’t any mountains or hills as far as I could see.

• Description: flat, open grasslands

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prairies

• Example: grassland

• Non-example: mountains

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rotate

• At Magic Mountain my sister likes to ride in tea cups, and rotate around and around.

• Description: to swirl in circular motion

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rotate

• Example: bicycle wheels rotate

• Non-example: when you walk you don’t rotate

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severe

• The weather was so severe they told us to evacuate days before it arrived.

• Description: serious or extreme in nature

severe

• Example: a life- threatening disease; a life- threatening storm

• Non-example: a paper cut on your finger; a small rainstorm

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sizzling

• I could hear the food sizzling in the microwave, and that is how I knew it was ready.

• Description: crackling with intense heat

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sizzling

• Example: an egg frying

• Non- example: the sun in the winter

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tornadoes

• The tornado ripped the roof right off of the house and moved it down the street!

• Description: rotating columns of air accompanied by whirling funnel – shaped downspouts that can cause great destruction

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tornadoes

• Example:

• Non- Example: wind (gentle breeze)

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strike

• We saw the lightning strike the tree.

• Description: hit against; come into contact with

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strike

• Example: a soccer player kicks the ball; hit the tennis ball; lightning hits a tree

• Non-example: a gently touch- You don’t strike your little sister when you hold her hand.

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Partner- Talk!

• What word seems interesting to you? Tell your partner the word and why. Be ready to tell your partner’s response!

I like the word jagged…