Greek Roots Warm-ups

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Greek Roots Warm-ups

• Happy New Year

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Warm-up
Directions Write these roots and definitions on
your blank flash cards.
CENT 100
CENTI 1/100 (one-hundredth)
KILO 1000
MILL 1000
MILLI 1/1000 (one-thousandth)
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Words and Definitions
Directions Write these words, parts of speech,
and definitions on your blank flash cards.
CENTURY n. A period of 100 years
CENTENNIAL adj. Of or relating to a 100th anniversary every 100 years
CENTIGRADE n. Relating to the temperature scale 0-100, for which 0 is freezing and 100 is boiling
CENTIMETER n. A unit of length equal to 1/100 of a meter
KILOMETER n. A unit of length equal to 1000 meters
MILLIGRAM n. A unit of weight equal to 1/1000 of a gram
MILLENNIUM n. A span of 1000 years
MILLIMETER n. A unit of length equal to 1/1000 of a meter
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Warm-up for 1/5
Directions What unit would you use to measure
these?

• An ant
• Salt
• Periods of American history
• The temperature of water
• Periods of the Earths history
• The distance marathoners run
• The width of your eraser
• The temperature of the air
• A small amount of dirt
• The width of yarn
• Hint Centennial is NOT a unit of measurement!

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Warm-up for 10/15/06

• Find two new words, each with a different root
  from this week
• Write a flash card for each word and its
  definition
• Do each of your words have meanings that match
  the roots definition?

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Warm-up for 11/16/05

• Imagine that someone has asked you to create a
  centennial holiday so that people 100 years from
  today would celebrate it. If you could create
  your own holiday, what would you celebrate? Be
  imaginative!
• Write a T-chart in your spiral for this with
  three (yellow) reasons why youd choose this
  holiday (green).

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Warm-up for 11/17/05

• Review your roots, words, and definitions quietly
  until we begin the quiz
• Make sure to review your NEW words, too!
• Your notes must be completely stowed in your
  backpack before the quiz is passed out