1. What do the pedals on a bike have to do with a camera stand? Pay attention to the roots of words and you will find out!

2. In this lesson you will: Sort roots of words to complete sentences correctly Answer questions about new words by using their roots as clues Learn root words commonly used in science by creating monster!

3. Roots A root is a part of a word that has a meaning of its own Many roots come from ancient Latin and Greek words You can figure out words you don’t know by looking inside them for the roots you do know

4. Activity 1 Lets start with five common roots Use one root from the box below to complete the following sentences…. RootMeaning Ped or PodFoot jectthrow hydrwater thermheat dictsay

5. #1 On hot summer days, my neighbors open the fire ____ant to make a sprinkler in the street. RootMeaning Ped or PodFoot jectthrow hydrwater thermheat dictsay

6. #2 If a player gets into a fight with another player, the referee must e_____ that player from the game. RootMeaning Ped or PodFoot jectthrow hydrwater thermheat dictsay

7. #3 Mary’s secretary takes notes as Gail ____ates her thoughts out loud. RootMeaning Ped or PodFoot jectthrow hydrwater thermheat dictsay

8. #4 The film crew set up a tri____ to support the camera. RootMeaning Ped or PodFoot jectthrow hydrwater thermheat dictsay

9. #5 Frank got his shoelace caught in the ____al of his bicycle. RootMeaning Ped or PodFoot jectthrow hydrwater thermheat dictsay

10. Activity #2 Based on what you know about roots so far, what do you think the word hydroponics means? 1.A foot massage 2.A recording device 3.A hot air balloon 4.Water-based agriculture

11. Based on what you know about roots so far, what do you think the word podiatry means? 1.Medical care of the scalp 2.Medical care of the mouth 3.Medical care of the foot 4.Inability to write

12. Activity #3 Create a Root Word Monster using ALL of the root words in your ziploc bag and your imagination On one side of each card you have a root word and on the opposite side you have its meaning If necessary, you may add additional words to your monster to better describe it

13. Example #1 Cerul = Blue Digit = finger Macro = large Brac = arm

14. Example #2 Chloro = green Sengal = snail Macro = large Added: -saur Cera = horn Micro = small

15. Example #3 Macro = Large Ceph = Head Micro = Small Cardio = Heart Cyano = Blue Added: -saur

16. Example #4 Macro = Large Brady = Slow Cyano = Blue Coron = Heart