Academic/Career & Technical Related/Demonstration Lesson Plan
Instructor: S. Anthony
Date: 2015-2016 Blizzard Bag 3
Program/Class: T.S. Biology/Anatomy
Period: ALL
State Indicator/Competency:
Science Inquiry and Application
 Formulate and revise explanations and models using logic and evidence (critical thinking)
 Recognize and analyze explanations and models
Instructional Objective(s):
Students will use the root word table to identify the meanings of 15 out of 15 words.
Materials:
The Language of Science WS
Method of Instruction:
Independent
Activities:
1. Use the root words table to help you identify the meanings of the 30 words listed.
Example: Hydrology
 Hydro = water; logy = study of
 Hydrology = the study of water
2. Conclusion/closure (see below)
Closure:
Complete and hand in on or before two weeks after calamity day assigned
Assessment:
The Language of Science (10 points)
Word
Meaning
Word
Meaning
a or an
not or non
hemo
blood
meso
middle
hyper
above
endo
inner, inside
hypo
below
aero
needing oxygen or air
intra
within, inside
anti
against
itis
disease, inflammation
amphi
both, doubly
lateral
side
aqua
water
logy
study of
arthro
joint
lys
break down
auto
self
meter
measurement
bi
two, twice, double
mono
one, single
bio
life, living
morph
form
carne
flesh
micro
small
cephal
head
macro
large
chloro
green
multi
many
chromo
color
pod
foot
cide
killer, kill, killing
phage
to eat
cyto
cell
phobia
dislike, fear
derm
skin
philia
like
di
two, double
plasm
form
ecto (exo)
outer, external
proto
first
endo
internal
photo
light
epi
above
poly
many
gastro
stomach
synthesis
to make
genesis
origin, beginning
sub
lesser, below
herba
plants
troph
eat, consume
hetero
different
therm
heat
homo
alike, similar
vore
swallow, devour
hydro
water
zoo, zoa
animal
Name: ____________________________________________ Date: __________ Period: _____
The Language of Science
The main reason students find it difficult to understand science is because of all the hard to
write, spell and read words. Actually, scientific vocabulary is a hodge podge of little words that
are linked together to have different meanings. If you learn the meanings of the little words,
you'll find scientific vocabulary much easier to understand. Use this list to guess the meaning of
each of the terms
1. Subspecies _______________________________________________________________
2. Arthropod ________________________________________________________________
3. Micrometer ______________________________________________________________
4. Hypothermia _____________________________________________________________
5. Polymorph _______________________________________________________________
6. Photosynthesis ____________________________________________________________
7. Amphibios (amphibian) _____________________________________________________
8. Heterotroph ______________________________________________________________
9. Encephalitis ______________________________________________________________
10. Monochrome ____________________________________________________________
11. Autolysis ________________________________________________________________
12. Herbivore ________________________________________________________________
13. Homology ________________________________________________________________
14. Macrophage ______________________________________________________________
15. Carnivore_________________________________________________________________