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Government and Citizenship

1

1
	Rules at Home and School
	Being a Good Community
Member
	Government at Work
	Government for the People
	Government in Action
	The U.S. Constitution: Then
and Now
	Beyond Democracy
	
			equipment* courteous enormous kick playmate winning
	collided* signal* driver* traffic* planted vacant weeded deeds
	gear* parachute* rough terrain* fireproof* citizens* colonies* symbol equipment
	ballot* campaign* candidates* polls* amendment* Supreme Court* predicted volunteers
	economy* elect* federal* enforce initiative adversity emerged exchange feeble inhabitants misfortune devastated possessions
	delegates* federal* ordain* consent*
disenfranchisement* compromise
denial dignity legislation
	democracy* monarchy* oligarchy* citizen* judicial* legislative* liberty* tyranny* attained ember contrary primarily

2
	citizens* community* respect* attention clean
rules safe school
	citizen* community* respect* litter* decision honest responsible yours
	fine* law* federal* judge* ticket*
patrolling* court decisions
	boycott*
Jim Crow laws* strike* suffragists* boarded
bold inspired organize released
	Amber Alert* blizzard*
checks and balances* executive branch* federalism* hurricane* infrastructure* judicial branch* legislative branch* sea walls*
financial maintain
	appealed* secession* Supreme Court* banned inevitable tensions
	coronation* ministers* parliament* reigned* shires* societies* noblewoman*
heart and stomach of a king weak and feeble
appointed heritage majority

3
	bumped* everyone* joined* turns* unhappy*
	abolitionist* enslaved*
migrant farm workers* unions*
contributions language created together
	code* taxes* dangerous worried attack defeat eager
	denied insisted
	enforcement* jurisdiction* pursuant* apparently authority confined
	chasm dissent indigenous myopic integrated restricting tolerated
	diamond jubilee* Prime Minister* Titular Monarch* walkabout* commonwealth* humanitarian* ambassador goodwill considerably diminish transitioned upheavals
	
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Character

2

1
	Every Story Has Characters
	Many Kinds of Characters
	Characters Facing
Challenges
	Ways Characters Shape
Stories
	Characters' Actions and
Reactions
	Developing Characters'
Relationships
	Characters at Crossroads
	
			crawled cried dashed gnawed laughed mighty raced roared skipped slowpoke speedy trousers walked windowsill
	shelter* woodcutter* demanded explained replied
run skip wailed walk yelled idle
industrious riddles wicked
	palace* beautiful great mean pledged mistreated
	ballads* bellows* forge* threshing* noble anonymous attitudes
	defeated disturbed mad miserable proud rage pardon arrogant envy
pity
	giddy laden rollicking throng
mischievous rollicking
	betrayed discrimination shining stricken manipulates

2
	porridge* angry argued called cried growled grumbled said smelled slice surprise upstairs whispered
	torrents* bat
hard longed dearly particular sensitive rolled bragged
	roared screamed shouted yelled plenty rushed tumbled
	muttered strolled
	alarmed contemptuously exulting frightfully gulped pleasantly pleased indifferent
	fresh-water fish* channel* quicksilver* distinct expedition peculiar
regrets
	comical confided
grinning like a Chesire cat startled
gully sauntered

3
	flour* mill* ripened* wheat* barked cut grunted meowed said wagging watched
	currant* gingerbread* barked called
cried meowed said whispered gobbled suddenly pecked paw
	cried said diploma fierce greeted guarded
politeness pallid
	companions kindhearted reluctantly vanished
	earnestly obliged puzzled
	accomplice occurred vague
	cracked but triumphant overpowering anger overwhelmed with despair shouted violently
voice thick and hoarse whispered
agony defiance lagoon leisurely preceding
	
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Life Science

3

1
	Pants and Animals Have
Needs
	Plants and Animals Grow
and Change
	Plants and Animals in Their
Habitats
	Animal Adaptations
	Observing Nature
	Cultivating Natural
Resources
	Relationships in Nature
	
			bloomed* fertile* ripe* vines* cozy helpless
	breathe* shrink* caterpillar* froglet* gills* animals carrots cars
food fox grass tree twigs woods hurry hatched tickling
	poisonous* jackrabbit* dry
hot barren fragile harsh huddle waddle
	behave* camouflage* prey* locomotion* environment survive detect formulate
	hop-o’-my-thumb* suet*
atom* bossed disposed perch solitary acrobatic squadrons
	root*
carbon emissions* ethanol*
glucose* photosynthesis* cultivated consumption depleting emergence generate
	rural* zoology* badlands* conservation*
balance of nature* instilled
ultimately ensure

2
	air*
green-house* plants* sprout* sunlight* water*
	life cycle* plants* roots* seeds* stems* trunk* grow order tree
	blubber* grasslands* habitat* prairie* savanna* tundra* tropical* shallow thaws
	amphibians* mammals* reptiles* undercoat* durable moist
shed
	bark* dilate* observing* clockwork
spring is at hand crouched interactions occupy
reap territory
	Three Sisters* symbiosis* industrialization* monoculture* hybrid* integrity* rotation*
staple* symbiosis* beneficial principles surplus
	like pillars in a cathedral the sharp fall winds stewards
conceived hoarded unmarred

3
	food* grow* hunt* shelter* space* survive* water*
	birds color duck duckling five fluffy gray size swan feel yellow alone teased ugly climb
	sidewinder* predator* cool
hot desert fled peered terror
	blubber* projections*
structural adaptations* frigid
determines excess exterior
	avalanching* trunks*
rural life* taunt
trill grant social strife
	agronomists* biodegradeable* fallow*
diversify dominate
	botany*
environmental movement* artificial* environmentalist*
grace and solemn majesty translucent
mythic acknowledge dimensions emphasis translucent
	
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Point of View

4

1
	Writers Tell Many Stories
	Stories Have a Narrator
	Many Characters, Many
Points of View
	Comparing Points of View
	Understanding Different
Points of View
	Recognizing Author's Point
of View
	The Reader’s Perspective
	
			carefully exclaimed left questioned right
spout terrified
	aroma bright crack crunch delicious hear lumbering peered quiet
see smell sound
scampers sniffing startled
	boasted brag envy jealous slowly swiftly senses admired unique cheater
	toil compose detestable
	skidded contentment thrashing
	blithe mason robust melodious implement perspective
	executive order* relocation* infamy* internees* diverged trodden potential prohibited

2
	mare* shed* clawing foggy mop terrible white
	den* preening* rod* clinic* admiring feasting sly basking
	delicious dropped rubbed tasty whispered begged feast spare
	bargain broad dashed snatched
	altar chivalric denizens soul withal abandon endure proceeded sustained
	justice reassuring solitude
	boisterous flyers

3
	kindness limped nervous pool pooled trumpeted
	perched rafters stealthy wriggled crafty dizzy squawk supper kickball prettiest
	cookouts* eyesore* direction glasses plus
sign encouragement insulted
rubble tidy
	claims essentially impulsive
	accustomed bit
blinkers breeching bridle coaxing crupper examined halter headstall
	confront optimism privilege unrelenting
	division documentation esteemed intricate
	
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Technology and Society

5

1
	Technology at Home and
School
	Technology at Work
	Solving Problems Through
Technology
	Advancements in
Technology
	Technology for a Green
Future
	Technology's Impact on
Society
	Technology in the 21st
Century
	
			dome* future* jet pack* scooter*
spacepack* spaceships*
	small computers* wheels* recharged* deliver
face hands hold lift move jumped leaped said
shouted tiptoed carrier patients beeped contraption testing
	forever inside streetcar windshield noticed accident grip
	patent* sound waves* telegraph* established revolutionary distant
	fossil fuel* greenhouse gas* nonrenewable* solar* technology* statistics evidence
	gearing* loom* boll* network lucrative network radically task
	distribution* industrial* inventory* productions* products* warehouse* autonomous* humanized* workforce* consisten precision

2
	computer* electricity* science* slate* technology* whiteboard* first
light new old watch well
	cartoonists* computer tools* flight controls* mechanics* pilots*
careers* communicate* computer* images* repair* technology* cartoon firefighter teach
teacher handprint
	phonograph* pigments* letter benefited communication improvements tutor
	device innovative obtained curious experiment
	biodiesel* ethanol*
global warming* hybrid* dependence eliminate
emit encouraged minimum
	alter mingle
	bioluminescent* oceanographers* water pressure* commissioned grappling motivate
probing significant

3
	handwritten hopscotch marker
past ringtoss text
	substitute unplug* invented* cries
says blurry break clatter
	limitations* classroom hallway homework assignments lonely
signal
	astronauts* cassette* CD* cylinder* magnetic* MP3* stereo* amplified
commonplace soared technology
	carbon dioxide* renewable fuels* pollution* compensate experimental
	gin*
assembly line* blast furnace* power loom* water wheel* card* contraption ductile innovative mined affordable available manual
urban
	Law of Superposition* eco-facts* excavations* uniformitarianism* breakthrough artifacts
conduct detection
	
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Theme

6

1
	Stories Have a Message
	Stories Teach Many Lessons
	Tales to Live By
	Making Decisions
	Confronting Challenges
	Up Against the Wild
	Legendary Journeys
	
			barnyard* doghouse* measured* closed cried fearful grinned indoors knocking laughed outdoors peek pounded shouted stare talked tapped whispered voice
	tugboat* flock graze scolded village scary chasing peaceful kernel weary
	greedy leftover precious scrumptious grief
	spin* flax* treadle* cackle piteously vigorous
anticipation commence conferred eldest sauntered
	deceive attracted contemptuously resolved
	bounding fawned pardoned ravenous spectacle chaos evacuate priorities
	exploits hermit saga

2
	chimney down huffed inside looked noisy outside over peeped puffed quiet shouted straw strong tried weak
	shiny bright groom peer reflections proud selfish shell
sleek thorns barks
	bitter crispy delicious healthful refreshing tasty bitter hightailed refreshing selfish mightiest
	advice magnificent nudged
	dreadful managed
	antagonist assailants bristling disconsolate ascended peril vicarious
	ambition cherished grasping idle

3
	shepherd* bored colorful hillside share
trick
	owlets* waterhole* hide
hiding listen listening tell telling walk panicked pesky frozen plain
	pummel snicker dodged pummeled stumbled uneven prevail
	bellowed devoured grimaced idle inclined measly tanned
	accomplished burden hesitated perceive
	bare(d) bob(bed) desolate sensitive swell adjusted bolted hostile marveled
	jutted rickety
rough daubed shambling old tramp wizened crafty face desolate
flimsy intense
	
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Holidays and Celebrations       Past, Present, and Future	Investigating the Past	Communities Then and Now Developing a Nation

Conflicts That Shaped a

Nation

Achievements of Ancient

Cultures

1

History and Culture	7

2

3

harvest* inventor* movies* phonograph* records* wires*
cold different hot
juicy same speeches supposed

American revolution* civil rights*
civil war* enslaved* equal* holidays* honor* president* veterans* believed helped lived saved wanted worked

Earth Day* Independence Day*
Martin Luther King Jr. Day* nation*
patriotic* Presidents’ Day* Thanksgiving Day* Veteran’s Day* celebrate precious remember
thankful

tablets* communicate complete finish improvements popular wealthier pond
afraid rebuilt

event* future* historic* past* time line* rovers*
astronauts events future past illustrate pretend

independence* laws*
citizens* congress* historic* memorial* president* minutemen*
carved

element* herd* sod* exhausted ambitious

artifacts* primary* record* research* captured* formal informal

plaster* gravitational* pharaoh* amazing
big break crush huge
wonderful discovery fossils honor
protect

explorer* Fahrenheit* wetlands* community founded settlers tourists grateful unpredictable

diverse immigrant sprawling traditions

demanding gathered scattered
tucked

extremely arid barren fertile lush wilted region

affected convinced expand progress

commerce* charting* surveying* appearance
venture

enlisted* siege* batteries* trenches* bayonets*
storm the redoubts* detachment* colonies* governed* Parliament* taxation* legislature* boycotting* slavery*
American Revolution* acquaintance expectation majestically enterprise
concluded informed considered resource input impose expressed

independence major influence conflicting issues
unity ordeal
involvement

feign exquisite faltering agitation menacing careering exasperation
monologue

artifacts* classical period* polis* civilization* monuments* vizier*
golden age dynasty succession

abundant comprehensive reformation undisputed

empire* hemisphere* irrigation* suspension bridges* currency* legislature*
terrace engineering feats controversy elaborate
realm

revival

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Earth Science

8

1
	Weather and Seasons
	Observing the Sky
	Wind and Water Change
Earth
	Weather and Climate
	Earth Changes
	Water: Fact and Fiction
	Exploring Earth’s Structures
	
			alike barely beautiful blanketed
construction different familiar howled howling piling
plans struggled trudged
	telescope* machine* blasted* craft* craters* bat
room rose seal stamp giant huge small smaller flowed
	destroys* level* uproots* funnel* mantle*
thunderclouds* erosion*
debris pollution unpredictable
	climate* elevation* measure* weather* temperature* cumulus* nimbus* splay billowing factors surface
	crust* magnitude* seismograph* tectonic plates* collide destruction vibrations annihilated calamity
din distinguished entirety
	confederacy* societies* horticulture* reservoirs* yarrow* xeriscaping* pollution* overconsumption* obliterated
desert scarce temporary
	expedition* erodes* erosion* deposition* meltwater* period*
give some color to strewn with banks
we had made the round of it we made for it circumference approximately
channels

2
	rain* seasons* snow* temperature*
thunderstorm* weather* baseball blizzard
breezy fall football hiking peeled skiing spring summer
temperature winter
	rocky* round* sun* earth* moon* planet* rotate* stars* nucleus*
	canyons* floodwater* riverbank* damage surrounding
	conserve exceptionally perpetually quell resolutely
	dormant* magma* mantle* core
crust plates
Ring of Fire sleeping
	myriads pursuit receded tranquil vast
	expedition* lava* thermometer* fancied illuminating involuntary irregularities modify perceptible variegated

3
	forecaster* snowflakes* better blowing
fall mitten mush throwing
	oxygen* harder steps watch agreed argued boasted replied said despair persuasion shone strongest clouds
	answered begged exclaimed insisted objected shouted stated whispered debate historic opinion rebuild residents
	atmosphere* equator* hemisphere* temperature* tropics* abundant circulates distinguished estimate exceed imbalance prevail
	debris* molten* volcanic ash* distracted instances promontory revealed
	solar system* acidic* alkaline* endangered* climate change* distribute problematic
	discontinuity* mantle* peridotite* accurate glean interpretation
	
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Economics

9

1
	Meeting Our Needs and
Wants
	We Use Goods and Services
	Buyers and Sellers
	Spending Time and Money
	Resources and Their Impact
	The Economic Development
of Cities
	
Economic Expansion
	
			helmets* hoses* hydrants* jackets* ladders* lights* shift* sirens* uniforms* obeyed party resourceful
schoolchildren
	milk* homogenized* processing* good
milked burning protect protected almond lane healthy obeys
	sawmill* handmade indoors nearby strawberries declared delectable delighted
	frugality industry moral annual proverbs consumer values
	campesinos* pan dulce* peregrinacion* rapid recovered clinging
	tribes* civilization* hub* incorporated* found missionary mouth decline estimated ethnic
	accounting adviser emperor merchant traders convenient modernize

2
	afford* choices* needs* save* shelter* wants* afford cold easier everything first harder
hot last
nothing traded ways
	goods* services* dentist* having helping learn making riding save
use bring difficult grab solid work solve succeed
	factory* product* recycle* cardboard cereal pizza resources fragrant
	dilemma employment exchange
	natural resources* financial*
hydraulic fracturing* irrigation*
quotas contributors disrupted drought founded functioned harvest
	droves emigrant incentive seaboard vibrancy obstacles opportunities
	caravans* larva* silkworm* commodities unprecedented dominant nomadic prominent unprecedented

3
	lawn apples grateful melons menace munching napped old posters solved
	shoemaker* workbench* vegetarians* cupboard voted
	bartering* homework overnight whiteboard eerie impressed raid towered
	economics* manufacturing* raw materials* organic preference technique
	wheat*
infantile paralysis* debt*
barnyard* crops* locomotive prairie rags snatched spindly searing
	economic boom* migration* entrepreneurs* photovoltaic* prosperity revitalize
	breadwinner* overtime* quality control* assembly equivalent forbidden promotion
	
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Physical Science

10

1
	Forces and Motion
	Exploring Sound and Light
	States of Matter
	Forces and Interactions
	The Power of Electricity
	Transforming Matter
	Understanding Our Energy
Resources
	
			dogsled* steer* cold down freezing heavy hot
light rise up
	deaf* light* create flap form make play wiggle neigh shriek marvel puppets shadow
	ancient* origami* competitions construction creations scrapers transform construct
	direction* force* friction* gravity* motion* pendulum* speed* pattern predictable
	overdraw* battery* charge* lightning rod* Leyden jar* restored account suspended
	atom* mass* matter* property* state* volume* specific fundamental principle renowned theory
	converting*
electromagnetic light waves* kinetic*
energy* nuclear* originates retains critical devastating harmful critical

2
	attract* force* gravity* machine* motion* antonyms away opposites pull
push towards
	height* raindrops* thunder* blue
clear crashing right swishing tapping cheer handier puddles band
	properties* state* vapor* container shredding smaller transformed mixture severe transferring
	collapsed hovered loomed sprouted thicket veld
	conductors* electrons* neutrons* protons* kilowatt* electricity malfunctions obstructed stationary cease complex convert estimated preserve transmission
	mixture* particle* property* reactant* solution* texture* condenses dissolve evaporation gradually
	geothermal* hydropower* nonrenewable* element extracts
fund

3
	direction* fast* motion* position* slow* speed* pedals zoom
	mirrors* solid* objects shiny things cloud rain snow snowy sun clear straight opposite heels
	attraction* government officials* mountain* sculpture*
magma* attraction jagged peaks ruin
	current* electrons* magnetic field* magnetism* particles* poles* investigate observe observations properties repeatedly
	AC current* fluorescent lights* patents*
devoted epoch
	biochemistry* cholesterol* compound* enzyme* metabolism* microscopic* devoured facilitate pioneer postdoctoral
	dependency* efficiency* dike* falsehood
supposed hallmark deficits
factor fragmentation portion
	
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