Week 30 Vocabulary
drawing conclusions- using clues while reading to help understand what the author does not clearly state.
investigate- to try to find out the truth about something such as a crime, accident, or scientific problem.
solitary- used to emphasize that there is only one of something.
territory- the area that an animal regards as its own.
communicate- to exchange information either with words, writing, or symbols.
nutrients- chemical or food that provides what is needed for plants or animals to live and grow.
casually- relaxed and not worried, or seeming not to care about anything.
forager- going around searching for food or other supplies.
tending- to look after someone or something.
millimeter- one thousandth of a meter.
centimeter- one hundredth of a meter.
kilometer- 1,000 meters
From Frontier to Family Dollar is about a kilometer.
decameter- 10 meters.
Ten meters are ten big steps.
decade- a period of ten years.
10 years
decathlon- a sports competition with 10 different events.
decagon- a shape that has ten sides.
Challenge Words-found
discovered- to find someone or something, either by accident or because you were looking for them.
detected- to notice or discover something, especially something that is not easy to see, hear.
located- to find the exact position of something.
revealed- to make known something that was previously secret or unknown.
unearthed- to find something after searching for it, especially something that has been buried in the ground or lost for a long time.