Vo-vo-vocabulary
The basic building blocks of life
Cells
Add "dis-" in front of the following word that means that one couldn't care less
disinterested
Felix (new motive, not eating!)
stockpile food in backpack
dialogue
literary
A molecule that contains more than one element, ex.) fool's gold
compound
The way of organizing all the chemical elements in the world
Periodic Table of the Elements
A synonym for young, often used in science
juvenile
Daria (2nd motive)
search for the missing fossils (after she finds a cell phone signal to call home)
setting- the Badlands
literary
When a solid transforms into a liquid, this is done by the following process
melting
Metals are good_________________, meaning they can channel electricity
Conductors
mistake
Amy (2nd motive)
search for the missing fossils
"You'll learn lot about fossils and how they form while you're here at camp," Tess replied. "But for now, think of a fossil as matter that has undergone change."
"Matter?" Julian asked, frowning.
"Matter is everything in and around you," Tess explained, "all the 'stuff' in the earth, in our solar system, our galaxy, and the rest of the universe."
informational
Processes like recycling that can happen again and again
Chemical changes
Two or more substances which are combined without changing their chemical composition, ex.) Felix's cereal
mixture
amusement
Dr. Forester (1st motive)
teach the campers about fossils
"That was strange," Julian said. "It's like they suddenly saw us and turned around."
Amy thought it was strange, too. What was even stranger, though, was the look Dr. Forester and Tess exchanged as the black SUV drove away.
Nothing else disturbed their work for the rest of the day, and Dr. Forester was very pleased with their progress. As the sun started to sink in the Western sky, they packed up their gear and said good-bye to Achy-Breaky for another day....
literary: includes dialogue, setting (time of day), and the SUV (clue/red-herring)
Name a metal that can be found on the Periodic Table of Elements
gold, silver, copper...
Everything that is a gas, liquid, or solid
States of matter
evaporation
Julian (2nd motive) *Spoiler alert!*
steal the 6th fossil to have a closer look
Matt's hand shot up. "The wood in the campfire is undergoing a chemical change, isn't it? And it's giving off both heat and light in the process."
"A point for Matt!" Tess cried. "Yes, when wood burns it is undergoing a very dramatic chemical change."
"And it's not reversible, either," Daria chimed in. "You can't turn the ashes into wood again."
informational: chemical change, non-reversible
Name a gas on the Periodic Table of the Elements
hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen...