Dragons and Dinosaurs

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Dragons and Dinosaurs

• Lesson 26
• Vocabulary

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A contraption is a strange-looking machine or
device.
contraption

• For the science fair, the fourth grade team built
  a contraption for measuring and pouring chemicals.

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A contraption is a strange-looking machine or
device.
contraption

• Which would be considered a contraption

2. a grizzly bear?
1. monkey bars in the park?
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If something is submerged, it is beneath the
surface of a body of water.
submerged

• The boys couldnt reach the watch because it was
  submerged at the bottom of the pool.

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If something is submerged, it is beneath the
surface of a body of water.
submerged

• Which might be found submerged in the ocean

1. an anchor from a ship?
2. a beach ball?
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Something massive is very large and heavy.
massive
Dinosaurs were massive creatures.
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Something massive is very large and heavy.
massive
Think of one massive animal that lives in the
ocean.
Turn and talk to your partner. Form your
sentence like this A ____ is a massive animal
that lives in the ocean.
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Something that is eerie is strange and makes
people feel afraid.
eerie
The local cemetery at night has an eerie
atmosphere.
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Something that is eerie is strange and makes
people feel afraid.
eerie
Think of a time when you heard an eerie sound.
Turn and talk to your partner. Form your
sentence like this One time I heard an eerie
sound when
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If a creature roamed an area, it wandered around
there.
roamed
At one time, herds of buffalo roamed the Great
Plains.
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If a creature roamed an area, it wandered around
there.
roamed
Which roamed the earth in ancient times
1. trees?
2. dinosaurs
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Obstacles are things that get in your way when
you are going somewhere or trying to reach a
goal.
obstacles
Heavy traffic and shortage of parking spaces were
obstacles to getting Inez to her recital on time.
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Obstacles are things that get in your way when
you are going somewhere or trying to reach a
goal.
obstacles
An obstacle that may be found left on the stairs
is
1. carpet
2. a toy
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Something elegant is graceful and pleasing to
look at.
elegant
The design of Mollys dress is very elegant.
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Something elegant is graceful and pleasing to
look at.
elegant
Where would you find elegant furniture
1. at a fancy hotel?
2. at a bus station?
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Something that is complicated has many parts that
are connected in ways that make it hard to
understand.
complicated
The engine of a car is a type of complicated
machinery.
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Something that is complicated has many parts that
are connected in ways that make it hard to
understand.
complicated
An example of a complicated task is
2. assembling a 2,000 piece jigsaw puzzle.
1. washing the dishes.