americaatwork-miningvocabulary


I think the reason we teach vocabulary is that with out word understanding how will students gain a higher educational concepts. The web site for Dr Marzano's six steps for successful vocabulary is http://jc-schools.net/tutorials/vocab/strategies.html.

 

Vocabulary List for America at work- Mining

 

Tier one:

  1. Toxic- relating to or containing a poison.
  2.  Habitat- the natural conditions and environment in which a plant or animal lives, e.g. forest, desert, or wetlands.
  3. Explosives- having the ability to explode.
  4. Oil-a thick greasy liquid

Tier two:

  1. Satellites- an object put into orbit around Earth or another planet in order to relay communications signals or transmit scientific data.
  2. Zamboni- a machine used to smooth out the ice on a skating rink.

      3.  Minerals- a naturally occurring substance that is mined or extracted from the ground

       4. Energy- a power supply or source

    Tier three:

    1. Molybdenum- a very hard silvery metallic element. Use: strengthening steel alloys.
    2. Geologists-a person who studies  the structure of the Earth or another planet, especially its rocks, soil, and minerals, and its history and or

         3.  Shale-a dark fine-grained sedimentary rock composed of layers of compressed clay, silt, or mud

         4.  Sedimentary-describes rocks formed from material deposited as sediment by water, wind, or ice and then consolidated by pressure

       

       

       

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