1. Depth of Knowledge Vocabulary LIST 4

2. Accept  To take or receive, or to agree or consent to  If you accept that healthy food and exercise are key to good health, what changes do you need to make to your lifestyle for optimal health?

3. Apply  To make use of as relevant, suitable, to put to use  Apply your knowledge of water issues in Utah to propose a plan for water conservation.

4. Calculate  To determine or ascertain by reasoning, common sense, or practical experience  Calculate the physical and chemical changes through the series of experiments.

5. Classify  To arrange or organize by classes; order according to class, or to assign a classification to information, documents, etc.  In order to increase organization, classify the variables you use in each experiment.

6. Combine  To bring into or join in a close union or whole; unite  Combine your claim and your evidence to draft an argumentative essay.

7. Complete  To make whole or entire, to make perfect  Complete the graph to show the slope.

8. Conclude  To arrive at an opinion or judgment; come to a decision, or to bring to an end  Conclude the lab by summarizing your findings and your notes.

9. Consider  To think carefully or deliberately about, especially in order to make a decision; to reflect  Consider the impacts, either positive or negative, of teachers being allowed to carry guns on school property.

10. Create  To cause to come into being, to evolve from one’s own thought or imagination  Create a piece of music, poetry, or movement that reflects the antagonists motivation.

11. Develop  To bring out the capabilities or possibilities of; to cause to grow or expand  Develop an experiment to test the current and future health of the stream.

12. Employ  To engage the services of  Employ the use of smooth transitions in all forms of writing.

13. Estimate  To form an approximate judgment or opinion regarding the worth, amount, size, weight of, etc.  To calculate approximately  Estimate the number of correct answers you must get in order to pass the exam.

14. Draw Conclusions  To use background knowledge, and written materials to come to a final decision about a topic  Draw conclusions about the effects of drought on Utah wetlands.

15. Link  To join together, connect, or unite  In what many and varied ways can you link the big idea of “structure” with cells?

16. Facilitate To assist the progress of, to make easier or less difficult Facilitate a conversation in which you compare and contrast the Utah Constitution and the U.S. Constitution.

17. Suggestion for an Activity: Part 1 Concept Circles (Dr. Janet Allen) Use any 5 words with each of the following three activities: Concept Circles: Look at the items in the concept circle. Write about your understanding of (vocabulary word) by highlighting the connections between and among each of the items in the concept circle. What is the significance of each one and how do the items in the concept circle fit together? Complete one Concept Circle for each of the 5 words, choose your words carefully! _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________

18. Part 2: Academic Vocabulary Cards (Dr. Janet Allen) Information from the Teacher (Definition, Context, Examples) Restate in My Own Words Additional Information from Reading, Viewing, Discussion Mnemonic to Help Me Remember (Visual, Jingle, etc.)

19. Synonyms & Antonyms Vocabulary WordsSynonymsAntonyms Word 1: Word 2: Word 3: Word 4: Word 5