STEMS LIST 6

Coronado Elementary6th Grade

“Germ” means vital or related

Germs are everywhere!

In Science you learn about seed germination.

What does it mean to be a germaphobe?

“Greg” means group

Blue whales congregatetogether while sleeping.

Gregarious-means to be fond of the company of others.

What does it mean to segregate your garbage?

“Mar” means sea

The Marine Core is a departmentof the Navy. In the “Cold War” submarines were used often. Why do you think Seattle named

theirbaseball team the Mariners?

“Prim” means first

Many scientists consider the chimpanzee to be a primate of humans.

Primitive means early or basic. What does it mean to be a Prima

Ballerina?

“Pyro” means fire

Many fourth of July shows use pyrotechnics.

Pyro is a character in the X-Men series.

What do you think it means to be pyrophobic?

“Clam” means cry out

What does it mean to clamor for your voice to be heard?

Some people love to use exclamation points.

An exclamatory sentence is one that makes a bold statement or cries out for attention.

“Plu” means more

Plural means more than one. A plus sign is used to show addition

in math.

What does it mean to be nonplussed?

“Tang” means touch

What are tangent lines in math?

Tangible means to perceive through touch.

This ball is a tangled mess.

“String” means bind

We use string to tie things together.

Spaghetti is very stringy.

What is astringent used for?

“Liber” means free The “Statue of Liberty” represents

freedom.

This sign was intended to liberate women into the workforce during WWII.

What does it mean to do something deliberately?

“Junct” means join

A junction in the road allows you to move in different directions.

Adjunct professors are hired at colleges to supplement the staff but do not hold permanent positions.

What is the job of a conjunction?

“Clud” means close

A Tesla car runs exclusively on electricity.

The word include means to take in or comprise as part of a whole or group.

What does it mean to exclude someone?

“Se” means apart

To tell a secret means to keep it apart or separate from others.

We separate our laundry before we wash it.

What does it mean for a state to secede from the Union?

“Trib” means pay

There is a tribute to Pat Tillman at the ASU football

stadium. The word contribute means to give or supply in common with others. (Tillman’s Run) What does it mean to distribute?

“Dign” means worthy President Obabma is a dignitary of The United States of

America. Maya Angelou is a person of great dignity. What does it mean to suffer from an indignation?

“Luc” means light

This fish is translucent.

Lucidity means the capacity to perceive the truth directly and instantaneously.

What does it mean to have a lucid dream?

“Rupt” means break

The loud music disrupted the student from studying.

To “erupt” means to burst from limits or restraints.

What does it mean to be corrupted?

“Grat” means pleasing

Teaching is a gratifying career.

To show “gratitude” means to show thankfulness and appreciation for something.

What does it mean to be an ingrate?

“Medi” means middle The show “Medium”

is based on Allison Dubois’ life. The Mediterranean sea is located in the

Atlantic Ocean and is almost entirely surrounded by land.

What do you think the term “median” means in math?

“Soph” means wisdom Philosophy is the love and pursuit of wisdom by intellectual means. Audrey Hepburn was very sophisticated.

What does it mean to be a sophomore?

“Curr” means run

The ocean has many different currents.

Currency is the form of money used.

What does it mean for something to reoccur?

“Tempor” means time Contemporary design means current or present time.

The temporal lobe of your brain is primarily responsible for speech and vision.

What does temporary mean?

“Migr” means wander

America has many immigrants.

To migrate means to move from one area to another.

What is a migraine?

“Trans” means across In the hospital some people may need

a transfusion of blood.

Transmit means to be sent or conveyed from one person or place to another.

What does it mean to transfer something?

“Gamy” means marriage

Monogamy means to be married to one person.

The Amish people believe in endogamy (marriage within their own religious group).

What does polygamy mean?