Vocabulary Created by: Gary Mills August, 2011 Crofton Meadows Elementary School Anne Arundel County Public Schools All content contained herein has been taken from approved materials provided by The McGraw-Hill Companies

Unit 5 ● Week 2 Vocabulary architects Sentence: Spiders are talented architects. Example: The architects designed the new library downtown. Ask Your Partner: What skills do you think architects need for their jobs? Definition: people who design houses and buildings

Unit 5 ● Week 2 Vocabulary contain Sentence: Some silk from spiders contain a material that makes the silk sticky. Example: A bottle can contain milk. Ask Your Partner: What can a box contain? Definition: to hold inside

Unit 5 ● Week 2 Vocabulary retreats Sentence: If an enemy comes near, the spider retreats on its dragline. Example: A cat quickly retreats to safety when it sees a dog. Ask Your Partner: What word means the opposite of retreats? Definition: goes back or withdraws from danger

Unit 5 ● Week 2 Vocabulary shallow Sentence: The water spider builds its web in tiny ponds and other places with shallow water. Example: Most lakes are shallow near the shore. Ask Your Partner: Why is the shallow end of a pool safe? Definition: it is not deep

Unit 5 ● Week 2 Vocabulary shelter Sentence: There is plenty of room for the water spider to raise its family inside this cozy shelter. Example: A bird may build its shelter in a tree. Ask Your Partner: Where do people go for shelter during a storm? Definition: something that protects from weather and danger

Unit 5 ● Week 2 Vocabulary structures Sentence: They design and build structures to live in that are works of art. Example: Bridges, towers, and monuments are also structures. Ask Your Partner: What are some structures in your neighborhood? Definition: another word for buildings

New Word My Definition Actual Definition architects people who design houses and buildings containto hold inside retreats goes back or withdraws from danger shallowit is not deep shelter something that protects from weather and danger structuresanother word for buildings