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 5 ● Week 3 Vocabulary adjust Sentence: Animals often must adjust to a changing environment. Example: When he moved north, Raul learned to adjust to the cold weather by wearing a heavy jacket and a hat. Ask Your Partner: How would you adjust if you could not watch TV for a week? Definition: you make a change so that things work better

3. Unit 5 ● Week 3 Vocabulary crucial Sentence: Dad’s help is crucial in keeping his offspring safe. Example: It is crucial for people, plants, and animals to have water. Ask Your Partner: What is an antonym for crucial? Definition: very important or necessary

4. Unit 5 ● Week 3 Vocabulary source Sentence: When he found the source of the noise, he gently picked it up. Example: A loose branch was the source of the tapping noise on the window. Ask Your Partner: What is a synonym for source? Definition: the place where something starts

5. Unit 5 ● Week 3 Vocabulary survive Sentence: But sometimes animals cannot adapt fast enough to survive. Example: To survive a tornado, people often stay in special underground rooms. Ask Your Partner: How are the words survive and live the same? Different? Definition: someone or something manages to stay alive through a hard time

6. Unit 5 ● Week 3 Vocabulary unpredictable Sentence: Such unpredictable behavior was exciting to the zoologist. Example: The weather is unpredictable today, so take an umbrella in case it rains. Ask Your Partner: What are some things that are unpredictable? Definition: you can’t tell when, or if, something will happen

7. New Word My Definition Actual Definition adjust you make a change so that things work better crucialvery important or necessary source the place where something starts survive someone or something manages to stay alive through a hard time unpredictable you can’t tell when, or if, something will happen