Vocabulary Builder Course 1

Lesson 34:

Activity Lesson Plans

Introduction
Students have learned vocabulary words in context by reading about the history of rockets. Before students begin the activity, you might direct them to http://www.nasa.gov/home to explore information about NASA.

Lesson Description
Students will identify vocabulary words from the lesson by completing a Crossword Puzzle activity. To get directions, they can click on the Instructions button. If they need a clue, they can click on the Word List button. After finishing the puzzle, they can press Check to check their work.

Instructional Objectives

Students will identify vocabulary words by using the puzzle clues.
Students will correctly spell vocabulary words.

Student Web Activity Answers
application: a use
catapulted: The circus performer ________ out of the cannon.
cumbersome: a synonym for awkward
discharge: a sudden release
engulf: a synonym for overwhelm
leverage: Being the class president, she had the ________ to influence the principal.
practical: a synonym for workable
surmise: to think something to be true with little or no evidence
Transitions: ________ can be difficult when you are set in your ways.
vent: a synonym for express

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