Free stingrays and remove harmful algae from the ocean. After removing enough debris from the stingrays, you will be asked to select the correct answer to continue.
Vocabulary Pinball
Click on the red flipper buttons to keep the ball in play. Try to hit all of the letters with the ball to spell a word. Next, choose the correct definition for the word. A correct answer gives a free ball and an incorrect takes a ball away. Hold down and release the green button to launch the ball! Try all of the lists or register to make your own!
sift -- to put a substance through a sieve to get rid of lumps or large chunks
plod -- to walk with great effort with it
strode -- walked forward
yield -- to give in
squall -- a sudden, violent wind that usually brings rain, snow or sleet
Chicken Sunday
customer -- people who buy things in a store
pyramid -- a solid shape with a polygon as a base and triangular sides that meet at a point on top
accent -- the way you pronounce words
triangle -- a closed shape with three straight sides and three angles
apricot -- a small, soft fruit with an orange skin
diamond -- a shape with four equal sides, like a square standing on one of its points.
design -- to draw something that could be built or made.
market -- a place where people buy or sell goods
cauliflower -- a vegetable with a large, rounded, white head surrounded by leaves.
fragrant -- having a sweet smell
Feb 2, 2004
bask -- to warm oneself pleasantly usually in the su
scowl -- to look angry by lowering the eyebrows and frowning
obvious -- easily seen or understood
contaminate -- to make impure
consultant -- person who gives advice on questions about specific topics
imitate -- to try to be like or act like
astonishment -- great surprise
pollutants -- something that pollutes
cavern -- a large cave
taint -- to spoil
Fruit and Vegetable Man (Vocabulary)
apricot -- a small, soft fruit with an orange skin
diamond -- a shape with four equal sides, like a square standing on one of its points.
design -- to draw something that could be built or made.
market -- a place where people buy or sell goods
cauliflower -- a vegetable with a large, rounded, white head surrounded by leaves.
fragrant -- having a sweet smell
customer -- people who buy things in a store
pyramid -- a solid shape with a polygon as a base and triangular sides that meet at a point on top
accent -- the way you pronounce words
triangle -- a closed shape with three straight sides and three angles
Henry and Beezus
modestly -- to not boast about accomplishments, abilities or possessions
clutched -- to hold onto something tightly
triumphantly -- in a way that shows happiness at having won or been successful; a great victory, success or achievement
scoffed -- to mock or laugh at someone or something
tremendous -- huge or enormous
interrupting -- to start talking before someone else has finished talking
loose -- not fastened or attached firmly
snickering -- a mean or disrespectful laugh
mixture -- something consisting of different things mixed together
reluctantly -- not wanting to do something
How Snowmaker Was Taught a Lesson
blast -- a sudden rush of air
shelter -- a place where you can keep covered in bad weather or stay safe and protected from danger
fury -- violent anger or rage
frighten -- to scare someone
flicker -- to move unsteadily
autumn -- the season between summer and winter, also known as fall
village -- a small group of houses that make uup a community
preserve -- to protect something so that it stays in its original state
pant -- to breathe quickly and loudly because of exhaustion (extremely tired)
bitter -- very cold weather
Jan 26, 2004
elevations -- height above sea level
assure -- tell positively; make sure
bedrock -- the solid rock under the soil
geology -- science that deals with the earth's crust, its layers and their history
clutch -- a tight grasp; hold
biology -- scientific study of plants and animals
occupy -- to take up or fill
intrusion -- coming unasked and unwanted
perplex -- confuse or puzzle
hammock -- shelter of hardwoods in wilderness areas that are used for shelter
Kerissa March 8
cowpoke -- a cowboy
hootenanny -- a performance by folk singers, usually with audience participation
critter -- an animal
narrate -- to tell a story
homestead -- house and the land it is on including the buildings
stagecoaches -- a horse drawn coach with four wheels
notorious -- widely known
possess -- to have as property
coyotes -- an animal of western North America that is like a wolf
yodel -- to sing so that the voice changes from normal to high pitched sounds
round up -- to gather cattle together
coil -- connected spirals or rings formed by gathering or winding in a circular shape
Mac & Marie and the Train Toss Surprise
engineer -- a person who runs the locomotive on a train
car -- a section of train
schedules -- a list of times when trains, buses, or planes arrive and depart
silhouette -- a drawing made by filling in the outline of a filling with a solid color, usually black.
whippoorwill -- a plump bird with brown, gray and black spots on its brown feathers, found in Eastern North America, feeds and sings at night
embankment -- a small hill of dirt or rocks
scrambling -- altering an electronic signal so that it requires a special receiver to decode the message
mottled -- covered with patches of different colors
sprawled -- spread out
local -- making lots of stops
Martin Luther King
triumph -- to be victorious or successfull
memorial -- honoring the memory of a person or an event
grief -- great sadness or sorrow
misfortune -- bad luck or a mishap
technicians -- an expert in a technical field or process
commemorate -- to honor the memory of
sympathy -- the sharing or understanding of another person's sorrow or suffering
shock -- a violent, unexpected disturbance of mental or emotional balance
tribute -- something given or done to show respect or thanks
tragedy -- a disastrous event
mourn -- to feel or express sorrow for someone's death
disbelief -- to refuse to believe
Multiplication by 0
0x3 -- 0
0x11 -- 0
5x0 -- 0
0x6 -- 0
8x0 -- 0
1x0 -- 0
0x9 -- 0
3x0 -- 0
11x0 -- 0
0x4 -- 0
6x0 -- 0
0x7 -- 0
0x1 -- 0
9x0 -- 0
0x2 -- 0
0x10 -- 0
4x0 -- 0
0x12 -- 0
0x5 -- 0
7x0 -- 0
0x0 -- 0
0x8 -- 0
2x0 -- 0
10x0 -- 0
Multiplication by 1
1x7 -- 7
0x1 -- 0
9x1 -- 9
1x2 -- 2
1x10 -- 10
4x1 -- 4
12x1 -- 12
1x5 -- 5
7x1 -- 7
1x0 -- 0
1x8 -- 8
2x1 -- 2
10x1 -- 10
1x3 -- 3
1x11 -- 11
5x1 -- 5
1x6 -- 6
8x1 -- 8
1x1 -- 1
1x9 -- 9
3x1 -- 3
11x1 -- 11
1x4 -- 4
1x12 -- 12
6x1 -- 6
Niblett/Kerissa Feb 1-5
plaza -- a public square in a city or town
en route -- on the way
trail -- path across a wild or unsettled region
epidemic -- the sudden appearance of a disease that spreads quickly and widely.
adventure -- an unusual and exciting experience
wallows -- a pool of water or mud that animals roll in
desolate -- gloomy or depressing
turbulent -- causing disturbance; violent
prairie -- a large area of level or rolling land with grass but little or no trees
buffalo -- the bison of North America
vast -- extremely large in area or size
mesa -- a high area of land that has steep sides and a flat top
corral -- pen for horses or cattle
spectacular -- something fantastic to look at
journey -- traveling from one place to another
emigrant -- leaving one's region to settle in another
caravan -- a roup of vehicles or people traveling together
Ramona and Her Mother
strained -- tense and uncomfortable
indignant -- showing anger
scowled -- frowned angrily
defiant -- showing a refusal to obey
whisked -- to move something suddenly or quickly
agony -- great pain or suffering
spattering -- to scatter or splash in drops or small bits
shaggy -- having long, rough hair or wool
argument -- a disagreement
dreary -- dull and miserable
Say Woof! The Day of a Country Veterinarian
operated -- completed a surgery
temperature -- hotness of ones' body as is measured by a thermometer
mending -- healing or getting better
infection -- a disease that can be passed from one person or animal to another
examines -- to look at something carefully
veterinarian -- a doctor who is trained to diagnose and treat sick or injured animals
surgery -- operation on someone to remove or repair diseased body parts
patients -- one being treated by a doctor or a dentist
appointment -- the arrangement to meet someone at a certain time
splints -- pieces of wood, plastic or metal used to support an injured limb
Storm In the Night
mandarin -- a small sweet orange with a thin rind that is easy to peel
whoop -- to cry out loudly
mantel -- a wooden or stone shelf above a fireplace
creak -- to squeak
lightning -- a flash of light in the sky when electricity moves between clouds or between a cloud and the ground
clatter -- to make a loud, rattling sound
mutter -- to speak in a low, unclear way with the mouth nearly closed
whine -- to make a crying sound
kangaroo -- an animal from Australia, that carries her young in her pouch, has strong hind legs for leaping
babble -- to talk in an excited way, without making much sense
Tornado Alert
panic -- to suddenly feel great fear
damage -- harm
warning -- telling a person about a danger or a bad thing that might happen
tornado -- a violent kind of storm, in which winds spin around in a funnel-shaped cloud
hail -- small pieces of frozen rain
funnel -- an open cone that narrows to a tube
cyclone -- a storm with very strong, destructive winds that blow around a quiet center; a tornado
alert -- a warning
wrecked -- ruined
twister -- another word for tornado.
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