Spelling List:

1. punch
   2. ranch
   3. twig
   4. shrug
   5. slim
   6. silk
   7. self
   8. help
   9. snug
   10. swim

Comprehension Skill:

Cause and Effect

Vocabulary Strategy:

Context Clues

Essential Question:

How does the Earth change?

Genre:

Expository Text

Vocabulary List:

1. active - lively and ready to work as expected

2. earth - the ground or land we walk on

3. explode - to burst loudly with a lot of force

4. island - land that has water all around it

5. local - something that is nearby

6. properties - the different ways something looks and acts

7. solid - something that is firm and hard and keeps its shape

8. steep - something that has a very sharp slope