Description
Ologies Vocabulary Activity is a fun matching card game that includes 40 “Ologies” that have prefixes often used in science. This activity is a fun, yet effective way to boost vocabulary and it’s especially helpful in demystifying scientific terminology.
This product includes 5 files:
- Read This First includes product overview and instructions, contact information, terms of use, and image credits.
- Ologies Vocabulary Cards in PDF format: 2 sets of 40 cards, divided into 2 sets of 20 pairs, but you can divide them up any way you like. The “ology” card has the term written in all caps and the corresponding definition card includes an image to reinforce the term.
- Worksheets: Two for each card set; one for recording definitions and one for matching terms and definitions.
- Answer Keys
- Scientific Terms Glossary: root words, prefixes, and suffixes
Prefixes included:
- aerolith-
- aero-
- agrobio-
- anemo-
- angio-
- audio-
- bacteri-
- bio-
- baro-
- cardio-
- carp-
- chrono-
- climat-
- crypt-
- cosmo-
- cyt-
- derma-
- dendr-
- eco-
- entomo-
- exo-
- gastroentero-
- genea-
- gigant-
- glaci-
- gloss-
- graph-
- gyne-
- heli-
- herpe-
- hippo-
- hygro-
- hydro-
- hyet-
- hypno-
- ichthy-
- ideo-
- immuno-
- kymato-
How to Play:
- Copy the card pages onto card stock and/or laminate the cards.
- Distribute one card face down to each student. You have to join in the fun if you have an odd number of students!
- When every student has a card, say, “Go!” and students turn their card over, get up, and try to find their partner. For example, the student with the “BIOLOGY” card will try to find the student with the “study of life” card.
- Once students think they have found the correct partner, they stand together at the front of the room (or wherever you tell them). I usually have my students form a circle around the room.
- When everyone is finished, go around the room and have students read their cards.
- Collect the cards, mix them up, and do it again!
Not in the mood to have students running all over the room? Make a few copies of the cards and let them play a concentration memory game in groups. Or let the groups race to see who can match their cards up fastest. Have fun!
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Happy Teaching!
Carla Brooks
Science Island
