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“ Zathura ”

5 th Vocabulary. “ Zathura ”. meteor. noun. A meteor is a piece of rock from space. gyroscope. noun. A gyroscope is an instrument used to keep ships and airplanes on course. polarity. noun. When something has polarity, it’s opposite poles are equally aligned. dangling. verb.

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“ Zathura ”

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  1. 5th Vocabulary “Zathura”

  2. meteor noun A meteor is a piece of rock from space.

  3. gyroscope noun A gyroscope is an instrument used to keep ships and airplanes on course.

  4. polarity noun When something has polarity, it’s opposite poles are equally aligned.

  5. dangling verb When something is dangling, it is hanging or swinging loosely.

  6. robot noun A robot is a a machine that can do some of the same tasks as a person.

  7. reversing verb When something is reversing, it is moving in the opposite direction.

  8. defective adjective Something is defective if it has a flaw or weakness.

  9. The defective car seat was recalled by the manufacturer. The defective tire blew out on the highway after only 100 miles. The car’s brakes were defective, so the company replaced them for free.

  10. Talk to your partner… about something you had that was defective. Sentence starter: “I had a defective ___”

  11. staggered verb If someone staggered, they walked in an unsteady way.

  12. Sophie staggered in the dark until she found the light switch. Paul staggered as he carried the heavy boxes up the stairs. The robot staggered through the hallway as its battery ran down.

  13. Get up and move… Demonstrate this sentence: The 5th graders staggered to their desks after an exhausting recess.

  14. rotated verb If something rotated, it turned on or around a central point.

  15. In Math, the students rotated the triangle around point ‘C’. The Earth rotated on its axis in 24 hours. The robot’s head rotated 360 degrees.

  16. Rotates or not ? blades of a ceiling fan your elbow joint a shark’s fin a helicopter’s rotors lawnmower blades a moon around a planet

  17. evasive adjective If you are evasive, you are trying to avoid, escape or not do something.

  18. The Secret Service agents are taught evasive driving techniques in case of an attack on the President. She became suspicious when he gave evasive answers to her questions. The spaceship engaged in evasive action to avoid the meteor shower.

  19. Talk to your partner… How might you be evasive in the following situations? (Sentence starter: “I would be evasive by ____”) Your mom asks about an uncomfortable situation. A strange dog starts following you. Someone you don’t like wants to play with you at recess.

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