Monday, October 1, 2012

Third grade vocabulary words for week of October 1-5

Reading

amazed: surprised greatly, struck with sudden wonder.

bewildered: completely confused.

homeland: country that is your home.

longed: wished very much, desired greatly.

sculptures: work of art created by carving, molding and casting.

still: to make or become calm.

towering: very high.

Social studies

latitude: a distance measured in degrees north and south from the equator.

longitude: a distance measured in degrees east and west of the prime meridian.

coordinates: a set of numbers used to find a place on a map.

map: a drawing that shows what the earth looks like from above,

map key:  a special part of the map that explains the symbols of the map.

 symbols: a drawing on a map that stands for a real place or thing on earth.

distance: how far people, places and things are away from each other.

location: the place where something is.

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