Lesson 12Vocabulary

adjustWhen you adjust, you change your behavior to fit a new situation.

Changing colors is one way that a chameleon can adjust to its surroundings.

adjust

When you adjust, you change your behavior to fit a new situation.

If your family moved from a place that is usually warm to a place that is usually cold, what might you do to adjust? 1. play a game

2. wear warmer clothes

residentsResidents are the people or animals that live

in a place.

The residents of our community organized a block party to welcome new families to the neighborhood.

residentsResidents are the people or animals that live in a place.Which of the following are residents of the ocean?

whales dogs frogs sharks

Thumbs up = are residents Thumbs down = are not residents

specimensSpecimens are examples of things scientists collect in order to study.

Dr. Williams and a team of marine biologists collected different specimens in order to study ocean life.

specimens

Specimens are examples of things scientists collect in order to study.

Which type of classroom would most likely contain specimens?

1. math classroom

2. science classroom

recoilTo recoil means to jerk suddenly.

The fluttering pigeons made Jen recoil suddenly.

recoilTo recoil means to jerk suddenly.

What might make a cat recoil?

1. feeding it some milk

2. stepping on its tail

peskySomething that is pesky is annoying but

not important.

Danilyn found the constant sound of the dripping faucet to be quite pesky.

peskySomething that is pesky is annoying but not important.

What are some insects that you find to be pesky?

Turn and talk to your partner.Form your sentences like this:

“I find ______ and _____ to be really pesky.”

debrisDebris is scattered pieces of something that has been destroyed.

After the hurricane, people found debris from across the ocean that had washed up on the beaches.

debrisDebris is scattered pieces of something that has been destroyed.

trash

If I name something that could be debris that is likely to be found on the beach, say, “Debris!”

a rainbow

driftwood a pillow

internalSomething that is internal is inside a person, an object, or a place.

Maury seems to have an internal alarm clock that wakes him up in the mornings so that he doesn’t oversleep.

internalSomething that is internal is inside a person, an object, or a

place.

Thumbs up =yes Thumbs down = no

If an animal has an internal injury, would putting a bandage on it help?

Turn and explain to your partner. Be sure to use the word “internal” in your response.