Vocabulary Builder Course 1

Lesson 36:

Activity Lesson Plans

Introduction
Students have learned vocabulary words with the root -ject-, which comes from the Latin word jacere. Before students begin the activity, you might have them brainstorm for a list of other words that contain this root.

Lesson Description
Students will identify six vocabulary words from the lesson by completing an Identification activity. To get directions, they can click on the How to Play button. After finishing the activity, they can check their work.

Instructional Objectives

1. Students will choose vocabulary words from a randomly ordered list and match them to their definitions.
2. Students will recall the meanings of words to make correct matches.

Student Web Activity Answers
jettison: to throw or cast something overboard so as to lighten the load
inject: to force or drive into something
dejection: sadness; low spirits
projectile: an object, such as a bullet, that is thrown, fired, or launched into space
trajectory: path followed by something, such as a meteor, hurtling through space
eject: to throw out or force out

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