Classroom Resource

Greek and Latin Science Root Words

Subject Area

English Language Arts

Grade(s)

3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Overview

This resource contains 40 cards that include a Greek or Latin root word, a related image, and example words. These cards could be used as flashcards, a teaching activity, or classroom decor. In addition, all of the words are related to science and could be used to support the analysis of domain-specific text. This resource also includes informational material for teachers regarding teaching this concept.

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 3

ELA21.3.13

Utilize new academic, content-specific, grade-level vocabulary to make connections to previously learned words and relate new words to background knowledge.

Unpacked Content

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Vocabulary

  • Utilize
  • Academic vocabulary
  • Content-specific vocabulary
  • Grade-level vocabulary
  • Connections
  • Relating
  • Background knowledge

Knowledge

Students know:
  • Academic, content-specific, grade-level vocabulary words.
  • Content-specific vocabulary refers to words used in different subjects learned in school such as reading, math, social studies, science.
  • New vocabulary words can be learned by relating them to previously learned words and background knowledge.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Use new academic, content-specific vocabulary by making connections to previously learned words.
  • Use new academic, content-specific vocabulary by relating new words to background knowledge.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • Academic, content-specific vocabulary words are used in different school subjects, like reading, math, social studies, and science.
  • They can learn new vocabulary words by making connections to previously learned words or their background knowledge.
English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 3

ELA21.3.16

Use knowledge of grade-level academic and domain-specific vocabulary to gain meaning from text.

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Vocabulary

  • Academic vocabulary
  • Domain-specific vocabulary

Knowledge

Students know:
  • Academic vocabulary is language that is more formal than spoken language.
  • Domain-specific vocabulary refers to words that are used specifically in school subject areas, like math, science, and social studies.
  • Vocabulary knowledge can be used to comprehend text.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Use knowledge of third grade-level academic and domain-specific vocabulary words to accurately comprehend text.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • Learning the meaning of academic, domain-specific vocabulary words will help them comprehend text in a variety of subject areas.
English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 4

ELA21.4.9

Accurately interpret general academic and domain-specific words and phrases.

Unpacked Content

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Vocabulary

  • Interpret
  • General academic vocabulary
  • Domain-specific vocabulary

Knowledge

Students know:
  • Academic vocabulary is language that is more formal than spoken language.
  • Domain-specific vocabulary refers to words that are used specifically in school subject areas, like math, science, and social studies.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Correctly identify the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • There are multiple strategies they can use to interpret the meaning of academic and domain-specific vocabulary, including using context clues in the text, their background knowledge, the morphological structure of the word, and outside resources.
English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 5

ELA21.5.12

Interpret the meaning of words, phrases, and patterns as they are used in texts, including domain-specific and academic vocabulary and figurative language.

Unpacked Content

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Vocabulary

  • Domain-specific vocabulary
  • Academic vocabulary
  • Figurative language

Knowledge

Student know:
  • Academic vocabulary is language that is more formal than spoken language.
  • Domain-specific vocabulary refers to words that are used specifically in school subject areas, like math, science, and social studies.
  • Figurative language is a creative way to use words and phrases beyond their literal definition to explain or describe something.
  • Strategies to determine the meaning of words, phrases, and patterns in text.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Interpret the meaning of domain-specific vocabulary, academic vocabulary, and figurative language as they are used in texts.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • There are multiple strategies they can use to interpret the meaning of academic and domain-specific vocabulary, including using context clues in the text, their background knowledge, the morphological structure of the word, and outside resources.
  • Words and phrases, including figurative language, can have different meanings in different texts.
English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 6

ELA21.6.27

Discover word meanings by analyzing word parts, examining connotation and denotation, or using print or digital reference tools.

Unpacked Content

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Vocabulary

  • Word parts
  • Connotation
  • Denotation
  • Print reference tools
  • Digital reference tools

Knowledge

Students know:
  • The meaning of words can be identified by examining the word's morphological structure or its connotation or denotation.
  • Strategies for using print and digital reference tools.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Use word parts, connotation, and/or denotation to determine word meanings.
  • Use reference tools to determine word meanings.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • If they encounter an unfamiliar or unknown word in text, they should use a strategy to discover the word meaning or consult a reference tool to find the word meaning.
English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 7

ELA21.7.29

Determine word meaning through the use of word parts, context clues, connotation and denotation, or print or digital reference tools.

Unpacked Content

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Vocabulary

  • Word meaning
  • Word parts
  • Context clues
  • Connotation
  • Denotation
  • Print reference tools
  • Digital reference tools

Knowledge

Students know:
  • The meaning of words can be identified by examining the word's morphological structure or its connotation or denotation.
  • Word meaning can be determined by using context clues within the text.
  • Strategies for using print and digital reference tools.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Use word parts, context clues, connotation, and denotation to determine word meanings.
  • Use print and digital reference tools to determine word meanings.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • If they encounter an unfamiliar or unknown word in text, they should use a strategy to discover the word meaning or consult a reference tool to find the word meaning.
English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 7

ELA21.7.30

Read and evaluate texts from science, social studies, and other academic disciplines to determine how those disciplines treat domain-specific vocabulary and content organization.

Unpacked Content

UP:ELA21.7.30

Vocabulary

  • Academic disciplines
  • Domain-specific vocabulary
  • Content organization

Knowledge

Students know:
  • Strategies to read and evaluate texts from various academic disciplines.
  • Content-specific text will often include a particular structure and domain-specific vocabulary.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Read texts from subjects other than English language arts and assess the use of domain-specific vocabulary.
  • Read texts from subjects other than English language arts and evaluate how the academic discipline organizes content.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • Different academic disciplines may utilize different vocabulary.
  • Different academic disciplines may arrange content in particular organizational styles.
English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 8

ELA21.8.28

Analyze word meanings through the use of word parts, context clues, connotation and denotation, and print or digital reference tools.

Unpacked Content

UP:ELA21.8.28

Vocabulary

  • Word meanings
  • Word parts
  • Context clues
  • Connotation
  • Denotation
  • Print reference tools
  • Digital reference tools

Knowledge

Students know:
  • The meaning of words can be identified by examining the word's morphological structure or its connotation or denotation.
  • Word meaning can be determined by using context clues within the text.
  • Strategies for using print and digital reference tools.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Use word parts, context clues, connotation, and denotation to analyze word meanings.
  • Use print and digital reference tools to analyze word meanings.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • If they encounter an unfamiliar or unknown word in text, they should use a strategy to discover the word meaning or consult a reference tool to find the word meaning.
English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 8

ELA21.8.29

Read, analyze, and evaluate texts from science, social studies, and other academic disciplines to determine how those disciplines treat domain-specific vocabulary and content organization.

Unpacked Content

UP:ELA21.8.29

Vocabulary

  • Academic disciplines
  • Domain-specific vocabulary
  • Content organization

Knowledge

Students know:
  • Strategies to read, analyze, and evaluate texts from various academic disciplines.
  • Content-specific text will often include a particular structure and domain-specific vocabulary.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Read, analyze, and evaluate texts from subjects other than English language arts to determine the use of domain-specific vocabulary.
  • Read, analyze, and evaluate texts from subjects other than English language arts to determine how the academic discipline organizes content.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • Different academic disciplines may utilize different vocabulary.
  • Different academic disciplines may arrange content in particular organizational styles.
Link to Resource
https://fabiodisalvo.com/2022/05/22/science-root-words/

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