Week 21 practice

Centigrade

• A unit used to measure temperature, like Celsius.
• A device for counting the number of centipedes in an area.
• Temperature measurement using chocolate bars.
• A device for measuring the temperature of insects.

Centimeter

• A small unit of length, about the width of a large paperclip.
• The center of a mathematical problem.
• A measure of how many centipedes can fit in a square centimeter.
• The width of a standard paperclip.

Tags

CCSS.4.MD.A.1

Centipede

• a many-legged arthropod belonging to the class Chilopoda.
• A device for measuring temperature in centimeters.
• An insect with one hundred legs, each playing a musical instrument.
• A speedy insect with a hundred feet.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Centurion

• A leader or commander of a group, often used in ancient times.
• A device for counting the number of centuries in a historical era.
• A commander who only gives orders in one-hundred-word sentences.
• An ancient ruler of one hundred lands.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Century

• A period of 100 years.
• A unit of time equivalent to one centimeter.
• A century is a competition held every 100 years for the best cake.
• A hundred years of continuous laughter.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

Decade

• A period of 10 years.
• A device for measuring decimal places in numbers.
• A competition involving ten different types of dancing.
• A period of 100 years.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Decagon

• A polygon with ten sides.
• A device for calculating decimals.
• A ten-sided shape found only in ancient video games.
• A shape with ten equal sides and angles.

Tags

CCSS.2.G.A.1

Decathlon

• An athletic competition with ten different events.
• A unit of time equivalent to ten centuries.
• A competition where athletes throw ten objects at once.
• An event featuring ten types of math problems.

Decibel

• A unit to measure the loudness of sounds.
• A device for counting the number of decagons in a shape.
• A unit of measurement for how much someone likes your cooking.
• A measurement of sound intensity using a rubber duck.

Decimal

• A way of writing numbers that are not whole, using a dot to separate the whole number and the parts.
• A device for counting down from ten.
• A type of number that only uses the digits 0 through 9.
• A method of counting where every tenth number is skipped.