Vocabulary Instructional Routine Resource Chart
Unit 5, Week 5 The Moon
Vocabulary: discovered, footprint, lunar, spacecraft, surface, visible
Pinellas County Tier 2 Words: dazzling, phase
Vocabulary Words
dazzling
discovered
Shining or reflecting
brightly
Found or learned for
the first time
Additional Student Friendly
Definitions
1. Radiant
2. To impress deeply
astonish with delight
1. To notice or learn
2. Found
Examples
If something is
dazzling, it is so
bright that it almost
hurts the eyes.
When something is
discovered, it is seen or
found for the time.
Macmillan Glossary
Definition
Sunlight is dazzling at
the beach on a sunny
day.
Astronauts have
discovered many things
about the moon.
lunar
Relating to the moon
Something that is lunar has
to do with the moon.
A lunar exploration is a trip
to explore the moon.
When I got to school I
discovered that I had
left my lunch at home.
Ask
(Student Interaction)
Tell your partner
something that can be
dazzling to your eyes.
Synonyms/Antonyms
Synonyms: beaming,
bright, glaring,
sparkling
Antonyms:
Tell your partner
something that you
have discovered from a
book.
Synonyms: learned,
recognized, sighted
phase
surface
A stage of development
of person or thing
The outside part of
something
Able to be seen
The appearance or shape
of the moon
Outer look or appearance
1.Easily seen or
understood
2. Apparent, seeable
A phase is one of the
stages in a process of
change.
A surface is the outside
part of something.
Something that is visible
can be seen.
The astronauts explored
the surface of the moon.
When the night sky is very
clear, the stars are visible.
Tell your partner what
phases a baby goes
through when learning to
walk.
Synonyms: condition,
development, point, stage
Tell your partner what
you can see on the surface
of the ocean.
Tell your partner what
you would use to make a
distant planet visible to
you.
Synonyms: bold, clear,
detectable, noticeable,
obvious
Antonyms:
Antonyms: central, core,
inside, interior, middle
In the teething phase, a
baby’s teeth grow in for
the first time.
The moon goes through
stages each month.
Tell your partner
something else that could
be described as lunar.
(think: eclipse)
Synonyms:
Synonym: covering, outer,
outside, outward, top
Antonyms:
Antonyms: hidden, lost,
unfound
visible
Antonyms: concealed,
hidden, invisible,
unseeable
Vocabulary Words
phase
surface
visible
Making Choices
If I say something that
describes dazzling
shield your eyes and
say dazzling. If I
don’t, don’t say
anything.
-city lights on at night
-a dull, gray rock
-the sun shining on
the ocean
-a dirty floor
-hundreds of stars in
the night sky
dazzling
If I say something
that has been
discovered, gasp
while holding your
hands to your face
and say discovered.
If I don’t, don’t say
anything.
-dinosaur fossils
-buried treasure
waiting to be found
-your missing
matching sock from
your favorite pair
discovered
Not gonna happen!
Hel-lo!
lunar
If I say something that
describes a phase, say
phase. If I don’t, don’t say
anything at all.
-learning to walk
-learning to read
-the moon changing its
appearance
If I say something that
describes the surface of
something, lay your hand
flat at chest level (think
showing the height of
something) and say
surface. If I don’t, don’t
say anything.
-pepperoni on a pizza
-an apple seed
-a pan on the stove
-your heart
If I say something that is
visible, make goggles
around your eyes and say
visible. If I don’t, don’t
say anything.
-a stop sign
-air
-lightning
-Saturn
Questions, Reasons and
Examples
What makes Fancy
Nancy so dazzling?
Describe your
feelings when you
discover that your
favorite author has a
new book out.
Describe the lunar
phases of the moon.
What causes these
changes? (position of
the sun)
What are important
things that you need on
the surface of your desk
when you are doing a
project?
Give reasons why you
should stay visible during
a family day at the beach.
Relating Words
Would a diamond be
dazzling or dull if a
bright light was
shinning on it? Why?
Would it be easy or
difficult to discover a
coin that is concealed
in the dirt? Why?
The moon phases are
also called lunar phases.
Describe a phase that you
have gone through in
your life (think choices,
behaviors) and what
caused you to act /look
this way.
If the phase of the moon
is full, is it visible or
invisible? Why?
Would you describe the
surface of a new penny as
dazzling or dull? Why?
If there was a crab at the
bottom of the ocean
would it be visible or
invisible? Why?
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When something is discovered,
it is found or learned for the first time
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Synonyms: learned, recognized, sighted
Antonyms: hidden, lost, unfound
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lunar
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Something that is lunar is
has to do with moon.
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(Earth’s Moon)
(Saturn’s Moons)
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Synonyms:
Antonyms:
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surface
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Surface is the outside part
of something.
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Synonyms:
covering, outer, outside, outward, top
Antonyms:
central, core, inside, internal
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footprint
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A footprint is a mark
made be the foot or shoe.
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Synonyms:
impression, imprint, depression,
indentation, fingerprint, evidence
Antonyms:
no trace
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spacecraft
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A spacecraft is a vehicle used
for getting around in space.
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Synonyms:
space capsule, space shuttle,
spacelab, ship, rocket
Antonyms:
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visible
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Something that is visible
is able to be seen.
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Synonyms:
detectable, noticeable, obvious, clear
Antonyms:
concealed, hidden, invisible,
unseeable
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phase *
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A phase is a stage of
development of a person or thing.
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Synonyms:
condition, development, point, stage
Antonyms:
constant
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dazzling *
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Dazzling means shining or
reflecting brightly.
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Synonyms:
Antonyms:
beaming, bright, glaring, sparkling
dull
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