Recognize common Greek and Latin word parts used in science words.
Create a unique word from Greek and Latin word parts and use it in a sentence.
Each person will create their own science word from word parts on Scientific Root Word chart PDF or additional Latin and Greek sources.
Requirements:
Cannot be a word found in any current dictionary.
Must have at least a prefix, a root, and a suffix. It may have many more word parts.
You must be able to pronounce it (Hint: use connecting vowels.)
Must have the literal meaning of each word part.
The Word must be written large enough that the class can see it.
Use the word in a meaningful sentence.
Make a full dictionary-like definition.
Put your name on the back.
Osteoporosis
prefix root suffix
Oste- por- -sis
'bone' 'space' condition
The 'O's are connecting vowels there to make the word sound better.
Literally: the condition of having spaces in the bone.
Compare the literal definition to a dictionary or encyclopedia definition.
Using the Greek and Latin Word Parts Scientific Root Word chart PDF at biologyjunction.com, find the literal definitions of the following words:
Astronomy, Cosmologist, Geomorphology, Pterodactyl (compare with a bat of the order Chiroptera)
Anthropomorphic, Exothermic, Bathymetry, Brachiopod
Geochronologist, Paleoecology, Lithography, Mitochondria