Weird Words
Inner Beauty
Into the Spice Rack
Diseases
All about Trees
100
What's the word for words that sound like their definition? Examples: Bump, Boom, Crash, Splash
Onomatopoeia
100
This fist-sized, muscular organ's main job is to pump blood around the body.
Heart
100
This relatively common spice is made from the inner bark of a tree. Its powdered form is often added to drinks like horchata and eggnogg, and gives a warm, spicy aroma to sweet pastries.
Cinnamon!
100
This disease is actually a combination of related symptoms that are all caused by the body's losing its ability to regulate sugar levels in the blood. There are two types--Type 1 develops on its own at no fault of the patient, but Type 2 develops due to obesity, lack of exercise, and consumption of sugary drinks.
Diabetes!
100
These are the parts of the tree that are underground.
Roots!
200
What's that little plastic or metal bit that's at the end of shoelaces called?
Aglet
200
This is the longest bone in the body, and it holds around 1 liter of blood inside!
The Femur (Thighbone)
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200
This extremely common spice was so valuable that it was used as a form of money in ancient Europe. Now, we see it alongside salt on most dining tables.
Pepper!
200
This condition's primary symptoms are narrowed airways, and production of mucus in the airways. These symptoms can be triggered by pollution, cold air, exercise, or other things. Relief from symptoms can be brought by using an inhaler, which delivers a fine mist containing airway-widening drugs into the throat and lungs.
Asthma!
200
This is the thickest part of the tree.
Trunk!
300
Often, a group of animals is called a distinct word. for example, a group of geese is a gaggle. A group of wolves is called a pack. A group of bats is called a cauldron. A group of chimpanzee is called a troop. What do you call a group of crows or ravens (big, black, super smart birds)?
A murder of crows!
300
This large organ has the consistency (texture) of soft scrambled eggs, contains a lot of fat, looks like a walnut, and uses electricity to coordinate its processes.
The Brain!
300
This spice is the dried leaves of a type of tree that is very common in Los Angeles. In fact, you can find these trees planted on the streets and also growing abundantly at Griffith Park! People commonly add these dried leaves to soups. I like to stick a few leaves in rice as it cooks.
Bay Leaf! (Laurel)
300
This condition is not a disease by itself, but it is linked to many, many other conditions, such as heart disease, asthma, diabetes, cancer, and even depression. It is most commonly caused by consuming too many calories and lack of exercise.
Obesity! around 40 percent of US adults are obese as of 2015! That's two out of five adults!
300
During photosynthesis, trees absorb carbon dioxide and sunlight and produce:
Water, oxygen, ATP
400
Every language borrows words from other languages. These are called loanwords. Can you think of a word that English loaned from Spanish?
Cafeteria, patio, rodeo, silo, canyon, aficionado, cockroach, coyote, chocolate...
400
Although you have two of these bean-shaped organs, you can survive with one. Their main job is to filter bad stuff out of your blood and send it over to the bladder, from where it is expelled from the body.
Kidneys!
400
The only difference between white sugar and brown sugar is the presence of this ingredient in brown sugar! Hints: It is a sweet, dark brown, extremely sticky liquid. Its name sounds like the word for "honey" in spanish.
Molasses!
400
This is the rough, outer layer of the tree.
Bark
500
Can you think of a word in the English language that was borrowed from Arabic?? (Hint: it might be one of your school subjects!!)
Algebra, Admiral, Adobe, Alchemy, Chemistry, Alcohol, Apricot, Average, Orange, Safari, Sofa, Sugar, Sorbet, Lemon, Lime, Magazine, Mattress, Tamarind, Traffic, Tuna, Zero
500
This tiny organ was considered unnecessary in the past, but it is now believed to play an important role in re-introducing good bacteria in your intestines after you're sick. Hint: When this organ gets infected and inflamed, the condition is called "Appendicitis".
The Appendix!
500
This dark brown ingredient, produced from the seed pods of the cacao tree, was first used by the Aztecs in Mesoamerica, then taken to Europe by Spanish colonizers, where it became very fashionable. Its name is taken directly from the language of the Aztecs.
Chocolate!
500
This chemical occurs naturally in sea salt and in seaweed, but is absent from salt that is produced on land. If you don't eat enough of this chemical, your thyroid gland (located right next to your adam's apple) can swell up like a baseball!
Iodine! Remember to eat iodized salt.
500
The green leaves of trees use this process to convert sunlight into chemical energy.
Photosynthesis