Vocabulary Power
Winter Solstice
News & Trust
Friendship & Feelings
Online Safety & Debate
100

This word means to identify a disease or condition through examination.

diagnosed

100

This is the shortest day and longest night of the year.

What is the winter solstice?

100

This word means being able to be proven true with facts.

verifiable

100

If you feel nervous about something important, you might describe it as this.

nerve-racking

100

This word means to supervise or watch over something closely.

oversee

200

This word means to slowly get worse over time.

deteriorate

200

Shadows are longer on the winter solstice because of this.

the sun being lower in the sky

200

When news shows only one side of a story, it is called this.

bias

200

This word means a method or plan to achieve a goal.

strategies

200

This word means to control or be responsible for something.

manage

300

This word means understanding and sharing someone else’s feelings.

empathetic

300

The best time to measure your shadow on the winter solstice is this time of day.

Noon

300

It is important to check more than one news source for this reason.

Make sure the information is true or accurate

300

If you see someone sitting alone at lunch, one good thing to do is this.

invite them to join you

300

One reason parents might control Roblox accounts is this.

to keep kids safe online

400

This word means information that is false or incorrect.

misinformation

400

This kind of scientist studies stars and planets.

astronomer

400

This word means the ability to be trusted because you are honest and reliable.

credibility

400

One way to connect with someone who has a different hobby is to do this.

ask questions and show interest

400

One argument against parental control is this.

kids may feel they have no privacy

500

This word means rules or limits set to control behavior.

restrictions?

500

This imaginary line circles the Earth and marks the Tropic zones.

tropic

500

One way news sources can fix mistakes is by doing this.

Correcting the mistake or publishing an update

500

This is something you gain through involvement in activities over time.

experience

500

When someone is judged or reviewed negatively, they are being this.

criticized