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And Then What Happened, Paul Revere? (wk 11/26-12/6/12)
Language arts, science, social, and math vocabulary
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Literature
5th Grade
12/22/2010

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reciprocal
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one of two fractions whose product is 1

                     Ex: 5/3  and  3/5

                      1/2  and  2/1

                      4/9  and  9/4


                          

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satellite
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an object in space that circles around another object

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sentries
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soldiers who stand at watch for danger or for people without permission to pass

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Patriot
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a person who loves and defends his country; a colonist who was against British rule at the time of the Revolutionary War

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oppose
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to act against something or someone

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liberty
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the right to act as one chooses; freedom from the control of others

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revolutionary
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promoting radical political or social change

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apprentice
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someone who works for another person in order to learn a trade/skill

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proponent
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a person who supports something
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auction
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a public sale in which something is sold to the person who offers/bids the most money

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artisan
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a skilled worker who makes things by hand

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solar system
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the system of objects of, or around the Sun

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fusion
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the smashing together of particles to create new particles

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meteor
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an object that crosses paths with Earth and enters Earth's atmosphere

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comet
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a mixture of frozen gases, ice, dust, and rock that moves in an irregular circle around the sun

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asteroid
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a rock that goes around the sun

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moon
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an object that circles around its planet

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telescope
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a tool used to see distant or faraway objects

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star
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an object in space that makes its own light and heat

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