Eye of the Storm
Vocabulary Day 1
5th Grade Theme 1
collide
• Two cars collided in
front of our school
and we could hear
that crashing sound
in our classroom!
• Description: to
bump into another
mass with force
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collide
• Example: a car crash
• Non-example:
driving in opposite
directions
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Funnel cloud
• We saw the huge funnel cloud on the
news last night and thought how thankful
we are to not live there.
• Description: tornado cloud that is wide at
the top and narrow where it touches the
ground
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Funnel cloud
• Example:
• Non-example: puffy cloud
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jagged
• The paper had a jagged edge because he
ripped it instead of cutting it.
• Description: having a sharp, pointed
edge or outline
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jagged
• Example: a broken rock’s edge
• Non-example: a smooth rock
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lightning
• We sat on our patio
watching the lightning light
up the night sky.
• Description: the flash of
light in the sky when
electricity passes between
clouds or between a cloud
and the ground
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lightning
• Example:
• Non-example: thunder (sound)
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prairies
• When we drove across the prairie, I
noticed there weren’t any mountains or
hills as far as I could see.
• Description: flat, open grasslands
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prairies
• Example: grassland
• Non-example: mountains
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rotate
• At Magic Mountain my sister likes to ride
in tea cups, and rotate around and around.
• Description: to swirl in circular motion
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rotate
• Example: bicycle wheels rotate
• Non-example: when you walk you don’t
rotate
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severe
• The weather was so severe they told us to
evacuate days before it arrived.
• Description: serious or extreme in nature
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severe
• Example: a life- threatening disease; a
life- threatening storm
• Non-example: a paper cut on your
finger; a small rainstorm
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sizzling
• I could hear the food sizzling in the
microwave, and that is how I knew it was
ready.
• Description: crackling with intense heat
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sizzling
• Example: an
egg frying
• Non- example:
the sun in the
winter
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tornadoes
• The tornado ripped the roof
right off of the house and
moved it down the street!
• Description: rotating columns
of air accompanied by
whirling funnel – shaped
downspouts that can cause
great destruction
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tornadoes
• Example:
• Non- Example: wind (gentle breeze)
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strike
• We saw the lightning
strike the tree.
• Description: hit against;
come into contact with
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strike
• Example: a soccer player kicks the ball;
hit the tennis ball; lightning hits a tree
• Non-example: a gently touch- You don’t
strike your little sister when you hold her
hand.
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Partner- Talk!
I like the
word
jagged…
• What word seems interesting to you? Tell your
partner the word and why. Be ready to tell your
partner’s response!
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