Your World Up Close

Your World Up Close

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What facts or information does this story provide?

Microscopes

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What does the word micro mean?

Small

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Why do scientists use electron microscopes for their study?

Electron microscopes are powerful. They can magnify images up to 2 million times it's original size.

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What did scientists discover about snowflakes?

All snowflakes have 6 sides - hexagons and no snowflakes are the same.

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Describe how molds are formed on a piece of food.

First, the food is fresh. After a few days, it begins to soften. Then specks of mold appear and cling to it. Eventually, the food is covered in mold. 

Vocabulary 1

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Another word for cling

sitck, hold

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Give a context clue for the word typical

Normal, average, usual

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Give a context clue for the word mingle

socialize, combine, mix

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Name one thing that is grainy

sand, sandpaper, rocks...

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I use this to magnify a leaf....

microscope

Antonyms

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What is an antonym?

Words with the opposite meaning. 

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What is the antonym for the word humid?

Dry

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Give two antonyms for the word "easy"

difficult/hard

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What is the synonym for the word entire? Use the antonym in a sentence.

Entire.

Answer for the sentence may vary. 

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Provide a synonym and an antonym for the word beautiful. 

pretty/ugly

Vocabulary 2

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What is a synonym for the word moist?

humid

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What happens when you put a grain of sugar in water?

dissolves

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a tool that scientists will use to enlarge images

microscope

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some people like to walk around and talk to people

mingle

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Something that is not out of the norm. Use this word in a sentence. 

Typical