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Challenge Native Ame
3rd Grade challenge vocabulary for Native Americans
Question | Answer |
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theory | a reasonable, widely accepted explanation for why something happens |
expand | to make larger or wider |
productive | having or producing results that are helpful or useful |
insufficient | not enough in number, degree, amount, or quality; not sufficient |
complex | having many connected parts |
inquiry | a process of looking for truth or correct information |
hypothesis | a prediction or educated guess that can be tested and can be used to guide further study |
appropriate | right for the purpose; proper |
consistently | having a regular style or pattern; not changing |
creative | able to make or do something new or with imagination |
ceremony | a formal act or series of acts done in a particular way to honor a special occasion |
custom | a way of acting that is usual or accepted for a person or a social group |
tendency | the fact of being likely to act in some way |
pow wow | a North American Indian ceremony, usually with ritual dancing, feasting, and chanting, performed to aid warriors in battle, cure disease, or aid the hunt |
observation | the act or an instance of perceiving the environment through one of the senses |
consideration | respect or concern for the needs of others |
wampum | white and dark beads made from polished shells. Some American Indian peoples used this as money or decoration |
independent | not needing support or advice of another; self-sufficient |
exemplary | deserving to be imitated or followed; commendable; admirable |
conscientious | careful; precise |