Story of Stuff Ideas
Story of Stuff Vocabulary
Synonyms
Adjectives
Adverbs
100
What are the two ideas Annie had for drawing a symbol of the government in her videos.
A tank and a person.
100
crisis
What is a huge problem?
100
What does engrossing mean?
interesting
100
What are the adjectives in this sentence: There was an ugly, grayish tree in the sprawling back yard.
ugly, grayish, sprawling
100
Turn "delicate" into an adverb.
delicately
200
5% and 30%
What are the percentage population of the U.S. and the percentage of resources we use?
200
limit
What is an ending or stopping point, a barrier
200
What does advantageous mean?
good
200
What are the adjectives in this sentence? I'm bigger than my oldest sister.
bigger, oldest
200
Turn recent into an adverb.
recently
300
Extraction
What is the process of how we remove resources from the earth?
300
to exploit
What is to use unfairly
300
What does colossal mean?
big
300
What are the adjectives in this sentence? The chilly, greenish water was sometimes too cold for many of us.
chilly, greenish, many
300
What are the adverbs? We seldom go to the mall anymore.
seldom, anymore
400
The people who have less value in our Stuff System (or Material Goods Economy)
Who are the people who don't own or buy a lot of stuff?
400
resources
What we have to use or create
400
Are tedious and monotonous antonyms or synonyms?
synonyms
400
Some of us had small cupcakes with many sprinkles on them, but most of us had a slice of cake with no sprinkles.
some, small, many, most, no
400
What are the adverbs? The cat carelessly crossed the road frequently.
carelessly, frequently
500
What did she mean, "You cannot run a linear system on a finite planet indefinitely"?
Our system of using up stuff and trashing the planet won't last forever, because we only have one earth to exploit.
500
What is the plural version of "crisis"?
crises
500
Are absorbing and irksome antonyms or synonyms?
antonyms
500
What are the adjectives? Neither umbrella was blown out on the windy day because they were both stronger than our old, cheap umbrellas.
neither, windy, both, stronger, old, cheap
500
What are the adverbs? I don't do my homework quickly anymore; my sister still does her homework slowly.
quickly, anymore, still, slowly
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