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Word Knowledge

• observeobserve• observerobserver• observationobservation

• These words contain the root These words contain the root word word observeobserve which meanswhich means see.see.

Word Knowledge

• carriagecarriage• convexconvex• cutcut• constellationconstellation• These words have the /k/ These words have the /k/

sound spelledsound spelled c c beforebefore a,o a,o oror u u

Word Knowledge

• CircleCircle• CelestialCelestial• CylinderCylinder• CycleCycle• These words demonstrate the These words demonstrate the /s//s/

soundsound spelled spelled cc beforebefore e, i e, i oror y. y.

Word Knowledge

• WavyWavy• SailorsSailors• AmazedAmazed• BathedBathed• These words review theThese words review the long /long /

a/ sounda/ sound spelledspelled a, ai, a, ai, andand a_e. a_e.

• The citizens in the observatory will The citizens in the observatory will observe the constellations.observe the constellations.

• A telescope has concave and convex A telescope has concave and convex lenses.lenses.

Word Knowledge

Word Knowledge

• The moon is a celestial body that The moon is a celestial body that circles the earth.circles the earth.

• The sailors are often amazed at the The sailors are often amazed at the sights they see all over the world.sights they see all over the world.

Vocabulary

apparatus

A piece of equipment A piece of equipment that has a particular that has a particular use. use.

“The place was filled with gadgets he had already invented, including an apparatus for indicating temperature and another for timing the pulse of a patient.” Galileo, pg 103

Vocabulary

Extraordinary:Extraordinary:

unusual or amazingunusual or amazing

“Five years earlier, all Padua had seen an extraordinary happening: a new star had appeared in the sky.” Galileo, pg 104

Vocabulary

Constellation:Constellation:

group of stars group of stars that form shapes that form shapes in the sky.in the sky.

“The constellation of the Pleiades, in which sharp-eyed observers could only see seven stars, became a swarm of 43.” Galileo pg. 106

Vocabulary

Celestial:Celestial:

relating to the skyrelating to the sky

“The fact that the sun had spots shocked some people, who felt that a celestial object ought to be without blemish.” Galileo pg. 109

Vocabulary

Interrogation:Interrogation:

questioningquestioning“Interrogation began on April 12, 1633. Galileo was asked to declare that he was wrong and that the earth stood still.” Galileo pg 110

Wands of Knowledge

observe observer observation

carriage convex cut constellation

circle celestial cylinder cycle

wavy sailors amazed bathed

apparatus extraordinary interrogation