Vocabulary
The study of how humans lived a long time ago
What is archaeology?
A period of time in history, often marked by an important event.
What is an era?
When you understand what a text is mostly about, you are finding the...
What is the main idea?
This "Wonders" leveled reader for Unit 5, Week 5 is titled "Treks Through Time" for what grade level?
What is Grade 4?
Ms. Jones favorite color.
What is black?
To find something or make it known
What is uncover?
Proof or something that shows that something else is true.
What is evidence?
Details that support the main idea of a text.
What are key details?
A story from the past about how ancient people lived would likely fall under this subject.
What is social studies?
4th grade lunch time on a regular school day.
What is 11:35?
A very large or great amount.
What is tremendous?
A journey or trip, especially one taken by a group of people with a particular purpose.
What is an expedition?
Looking for clues in the text to figure out the meaning of an unknown word.
What is using context clues?
If you were studying ancient civilizations, you might look at artifacts, which are...
What are objects made by people in the past?
The acronym SOAR.
Something that stays in one place or lasts for a long time.
What is permanent?
When scientists learn about the past by digging up old objects.
What is archaeology?
To put the events of a story in the order they happened.
What is sequence of events or chronological order?
When you compare how people lived in an ancient era to how they live today, you are looking at...
What are past and present?
The culture Dr. Smith was studying in "Treks Through Time."
What is ancient Mississippian culture?
A series of actions used to make or do something.
What is process?
To record information about events, often by writing them down.
What is document?
When an author wants to teach you something or share information, the text's purpose is usually...
What is to inform?
This is something that an archaeologist would not study.
What is future predictions (or similar, like modern trends)?
Radiocarbon dating measures the decay of this atom to determine how old a sample is.
What is carbon?