1. Vocabulary Created by: Gary Mills August, 2011 Crofton Meadows Elementary School Anne Arundel County Public Schools All content contained herein has been taken from approved materials provided by The McGraw-Hill Companies

2. Unit 4 ● Week 5 Vocabulary communicate Sentence: Then the computer program will communicate information to the robot. Example: I communicate with my cousin through e-mail. Ask Your Partner: How do you communicate with friends who live far away? Definition: use words, gestures, or pictures to express yourself to others

3. Unit 4 ● Week 5 Vocabulary decisions Sentence: Robots cannot make decisions, or think for themselves, the way humans can. Example: I made decisions about what games we would play at my graduation party. Ask Your Partner: Describe decisions you have had to make at school? Definition: when you make choices

4. Unit 4 ● Week 5 Vocabulary essential Sentence: For example, robots have become an essential part of the space program. Example: It is essential you wear sneakers to gym class. Ask Your Partner: What is a synonym for essential? Definition: something that is necessary

5. Unit 4 ● Week 5 Vocabulary research Sentence: Then other people do research to find the right materials. Example: When I did research on polar bears, I learned many interesting facts about them. Ask Your Partner: What is something you learned when you did library or internet research? Definition: a careful study or investigation to find and learn facts

6. Unit 4 ● Week 5 Vocabulary responsible Sentence: Usually, a team of experts is responsible for creating a robot. Example: Our class is responsible for cleaning up the playground this week. Ask Your Partner: What are some things you are responsible for at home? Definition: in charge of making sure something gets done

7. Unit 4 ● Week 5 Vocabulary specialist Sentence: First, one specialist or more designs the robot. Example: The heart specialist explained how we can keep our hearts healthy. Ask Your Partner: What jobs might require someone to be a specialist? Definition: a person who has trained or studied to become an expert on a subject

8. New Word My Definition Actual Definition communicate use words, gestures, or pictures to express yourself to others decisionswhen you make choices essentialsomething that is necessary research a careful study or investigation to find and learn facts responsible in charge of making sure something gets done specialist a person who has trained or studied to become an expert on a subject