unit 4 vocabulary slideshow mrs. stedman’s class

Unit 4 Vocabulary Slideshow

Mrs. Stedman’s Class

AgricultureAgriculture

Agriculture means farming fruits Agriculture means farming fruits vegetables and other cropsvegetables and other crops

by Danielle Chislingby Danielle Chisling

Jeremy Previte

• Advantage: Any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success, or to any desired end benefit.

Men we have the

advantage

Not any more

Characteristic

Characteristic means a distinguishing feature or quality: An example of a

characteristic of Bob is that he is kind.

Charles F. Kettering

Charles Kettering invented the first electric cash register, he

designed electrical equipment for automobiles in Dayton, and he

developed the first electric automobile starter.

By Jordan Miller

Common Good

By thinking not only of oneself but of all the people in an entire community

(think of others before yourself

dam

A dam is a barrier that impounds water or under ground streams. Dams generally serve the primary

purpose of retaining water, while other structures such as flood gates or levees, (also known as dikes) are

used to manage or prevent the water flow in specific land regions.

Dictionary

A dictionary is a source that helps you to know what a word means.

By: Nicole Kuczek

Voting

• Voting is when you take the opinions of people and see which part of the disagreement wins. The side of the disagreement that has the most votes wins. They do this to chose the president.

DisadvantageDisadvantage

A disadvantage is something negative, A disadvantage is something negative, the opposite of an advantage. Lets the opposite of an advantage. Lets say that you want to go to a friends say that you want to go to a friends birthday party, but the other one birthday party, but the other one invited you too, if you went to one, invited you too, if you went to one, the advantage is that that friend the advantage is that that friend could be happy, a disadvantage is could be happy, a disadvantage is that the other friend would be mad.that the other friend would be mad.

ElectionElection

An An electionelection is a is a decision-making processdecision-making process by which a population chooses an by which a population chooses an individual to hold formal office. individual to hold formal office.

Encyclopedia

A book that contains articles(important people, places, or things in alphabetical order.

By: Nicole Kuczek

Fertilizer by Tearra

Fertilizers are chemicals compounds applied to promote plant and fruit growth. Fertilizers are usually applied either through the soil ( for up take by plant roots) or, by foliar feeding( for up

take through leaves.

Forestry

The art of cultivating, maintaining, and developing of forests.

By Farrah Verni

Garrett Morgan

He is credited as the first African-American in Cleveland to own an automobile.

He invented a two way traffic after a serious accident

He invinted a “safety hood’’ an early form of gas mask.

Granville T. WoodsGranville T. WoodsBy: Christopher GregorBy: Christopher Gregor

Granville T. Woods was the creator of many inventions but his biggest one was the railway telegraph. He also made things like the telephone transmitter and the electric egg incubator.

Herbicides by Joey Simone

• Herbicides are chemicals added to soil to manage weeds.

• Herbicides can cause food poisoning.

IncomeIncomeby Allisonby Allison

Is money earned from work.Is money earned from work.

Charles F. Kettering

Charles Kettering invented the first electric cash register, he

designed electrical equipment for automobiles in Dayton, and he

developed the first electric automobile starter.

By Jordan Miller

Interval

A space between two objects, points, or units.

By Jordan Miller

MarketBy Mariella Stephens

A market is a system of businesses around the world.

Leader

A leader is a person

who leads a group of

people. Ex. Presidents,

Mayors, Parents,

Teachers…

• Mining is the digging up of minerals or other materials from the earth. (Coal, Gold, Copper) These materials are usually from a coal mine. A coal mine is a cave full of valuable materials such as coal, gold or copper.

AgricultureAgriculture

Agriculture means farming fruits Agriculture means farming fruits vegetables and other cropsvegetables and other crops

by Danielle Chislingby Danielle Chisling

NewspaperNewspaper

A newspaper is a print resource that A newspaper is a print resource that people readpeople read

By Danielle ChislingBy Danielle Chisling

Opportunity CostBy Vishal Sundaram

• Opportunity cost is what is given up when making a decision.

We had the choice of building the school, the rec. center, or the mall and I wanted the mall but that was the opportunity cost! They chose the Rec. center!

PesticidePesticide

some insect pests can destroy crops some insect pests can destroy crops of food or spread disease. of food or spread disease. Pesticides are made specifically for Pesticides are made specifically for the purpose of killing these pests. the purpose of killing these pests.

By Christian Cooke

• Land

Atlas By Joey Simone

• Atlases are books that tell people about the world.

Specialize means for someone to focus on one main thing to sell. Example a

pizza place specializes in pizza. By Matthew Shafron

Thomas A. Edison

• Thomas Edison was born in Milan Ohio. Thomas Edison invented the phonograph the motion picture camera (video camera). He did not invent the light bulb but he improved it. Thomas Edison earned more than 1,000 patents.

• By Ian Golias

Trade by Tearra

Trade is the voluntary exchange of goods and services or both. Trade is also called commerce.

A mechanism that allows trade is called a market.

VolunteerBriana

Volunteer means to help out by maybe help cook dinner, help teach a class for a sick teacher or even help put out a fire.

Voting

• Voting is when you take the opinions of people and see which part of the disagreement wins. The side of the disagreement that has the most votes wins. They do this to chose the president.

WetlandBriana

A wetland is an area of land whose soil is saturated with moisture either permanently or seasonally. Such areas may also be covered partially or completely by shallow pools of water Wetlands include swamps, marshes, and bogs, among others. The water found in wetlands can be saltwater, freshwater, or brackish.

Wright BrothersWright Brothers

The first Americans to build the The first Americans to build the world’s first airplane. world’s first airplane.

Wright BrothersWright Brothers

The first Americans to build the worlds first The first Americans to build the worlds first airplaneairplane