Nature Words connected with
At home equally on land or in water	amphibious
Living or going in flocks or herds	gregarious
The dormant condition in which plants and animals pass the winter	hibernation
(Trees) which lose the leaves annually	deciduous
A cud chewing animal, e.g. the cow	ruminant
A gnawing animal, e.g. the rat	rodent
A four-footed animal	quadruped
Animals which carry their young in a pouch,e.g. kangaroo	marsupials
Soil composed largely of decayed vegetable matter	humus
Soil washed down and carried away by rivers	alluvium
A preparation for killing insects	insecticide
A plant or animal growing on another	parasite
Lasting for a single year or season	annual
Lasting for two years	biennial
Living for many years	perennial
That part of the seed which develops into the plant	embryo, germ
The part of the embryo which forms the root	radicle
The part of the embryo which forms the stem	plumule
The process by which the baby plant begins to grow	germination
The process by which plants give off excess water through their leaves	transpiration
The process by which plants manufacture food	assimilation
The process by means of which plants and animals breathe	respiration
The process by which plants take up mineral salts in solution through their roots	absorption
Tiny openings on the under surface of leaves through which the plant breathes	stomata
A slimy substance between the wood and bark of a stem	cambium
The green colouring matter in the leaves of plants	chlorophyll
Two leaf-like appendages at the base of some leaves	stipules
A spiral shoot of a plant which winds itself round another body for support	tendrils
The process by which polen dust is transferred from the stamen to the pistil	pollination
The entrance of the pollen grains into the ovules in the ovary	fertilization
An instrument for making holes in the soil for seeds or seedlings	dibble
One who studies plant and animal life	naturalist
The parts of an animal killed for food which are unfit for use	offal
Rock taken from the earth from which metal is extracted	ore
The track of a wild animal	spoor
The meat of deer	venison
The flesh of sheep	mutton
A cluster of flowers on a branch	inflorescence
The seed-leaves of the embryo	cotyledon
Plants with one seed leaf, e.g. corn	mono-cotyledonous
Plants with two seed leaves, e.g. lime	di- cotyledonous
A thick underground stem	rhizome
Animals with backbone	vertebrates
Animals without backbone	invertebrates
The inside of a nut	kernel
The central or innermost part of a fruit	core
The animals peculiar to a certain region	fauna
The plants and vegetation peculiar to a certain region	flora
The last stage through which an insect passes before it becomes a perfect insect	chrysalis
Absence of rain for a long time	drought
To supply land with water by artificial means	irrigate
The feelers of an insect	antennae
The dead skin cast oil by a snake	slough
Nature Words alphabetical
The process by which plants take up mineral salts in solution through their roots	absorption
Soil washed down and carried away by rivers	alluvium
At home equally on land or in water	amphibious
Lasting for a single year or season	annual
The feelers of an insect	antennae
The process by which plants manufacture food	assimilation
Lasting for two years	biennial
A slimy substance between the wood and bark of a stem	cambium
The green colouring matter in the leaves of plants	chlorophyll
The last stage through which an insect passes before it becomes a perfect insect	chrysalis
The central or innermost part of a fruit	core
The seed-leaves of the embryo	cotyledon
(Trees) which lose the leaves annually	deciduous
Plants with two seed leaves, e.g. lime	di- cotyledonous
An instrument for making holes in the soil for seeds or seedlings	dibble
Absence of rain for a long time	drought
That part of the seed which develops into the plant	embryo, germ
The animals peculiar to a certain region	fauna
The entrance of the pollen grains into the ovules in the ovary	fertilization
The plants and vegetation peculiar to a certain region	flora
The process by which the baby plant begins to grow	germination
Living or going in flocks or herds	gregarious
The dormant condition in which plants and animals pass the winter	hibernation
Soil composed largely of decayed vegetable matter	humus
A cluster of flowers on a branch	inflorescence
A preparation for killing insects	insecticide
Animals without backbone	invertebrates
To supply land with water by artificial means	irrigate
The inside of a nut	kernel
Animals which carry their young in a pouch,e.g. kangaroo	marsupials
Plants with one seed leaf, e.g. corn	mono-cotyledonous
The flesh of sheep	mutton
One who studies plant and animal life	naturalist
The parts of an animal killed for food which are unfit for use	offal
Rock taken from the earth from which metal is extracted	ore
A plant or animal growing on another	parasite
Living for many years	perennial
The part of the embryo which forms the stem	plumule
The process by which polen dust is transferred from the stamen to the pistil	pollination
A four-footed animal	quadruped
The part of the embryo which forms the root	radicle
The process by means of which plants and animals breathe	respiration
A thick underground stem	rhizome
A gnawing animal, e.g. the rat	rodent
A cud chewing animal, e.g. the cow	ruminant
The dead skin cast oil by a snake	slough
The track of a wild animal	spoor
Two leaf-like appendages at the base of some leaves	stipules
Tiny openings on the under surface of leaves through which the plant breathes	stomata
A spiral shoot of a plant which winds itself round another body for support	tendrils
The process by which plants give off excess water through their leaves	transpiration
The meat of deer	venison
Animals with backbone	vertebrates

 

 

During my Digital Media, Multimedia and some AIT or VET courses I got my students to work on The S.T.E.A.M.E.R book of knowledge, especially advanced students that complete tasks ahead of time, this was my fall back lessons for those clever or advanced students, they were asked to pick one of the areas of study and create a cover page, find some interesting facts and put their findings into a chapter of the book The book was 138 pages long at my retirement from teaching.

STEAMER Stands for

Science, Technology, English, Arts, Mathematics, Enivironment and Religion

For those students that presented work on English we gathered a lot of useful reference information that became a STUDENT's COMPENDIUM here are some samples of student work

Explanation for Compendium
File	Includes
SC001_abreviations	ANU - Australian National University
SC002_Acronyms	An acronym is a pronounceable word formed from the first letter (or first few letters) of each word in a phrase or title. Sometimes, the newly combined letters create a new word that becomes a part of everyday language. An example of this is the acronym radar.
SC004_Adjectives	Adjectives are words that describe or modify other words * Priest = Sacerdotal
SC003_Animals	Apes - gibber, Camel live in Australia, Sahara & Arabia names = Bull - is called a heifer
SC004_Antonyms	Opposites = Absent - present
SC005_Big_Words for small	Anger - Dudgeon * bold - Audacious
SC006_Characteristics	A partner in crime - accomplice
SC007_Church	A passage between the pews in a church - Aisle
SC007_Commonly_confused_words	Council, an administrative or advisory body, do not confuse with counsel, advice or guidance. Homonyms
SC008_Countries	Aberdeen - The Granite City The Torrid Zone has the hottest climate Zinc - Mexico, U.S.A., Spain
SC013 Death Words pertaining to	Occurring after death - posthumous
SC009_Diminutives	Cask - casket
SC010_Famous	Matthew Flinders -discovered Bass Strait. * Lord Robert Baden-Powell founded the Boy Scouts in 1908
SC011_Figurative_Expressions	Aloof -To keep to oneself and not mix with others.
SC012_Gender	Actor - Actress
SC013_Geography	The Circumference of the earth is approxinmately 24,800 miles.
SC014_Gods	War - Mars
SC015_Government	Australian Government
SC016_Grammar	Explains various uses of nouns verbs etc.
SC017_Human_Relationships	THE ART OF LIVING - Consideration for the feelings of others
SC018_Inventions	Clock (pendulum) - Christian Huygens
SC019_Kings_Queens of UK	EGBERT 827 - 839
SC020_Literary	A book in which the events of each day are recorded - Diary
SC021_Marriage	A hater of marriage - misogamist
SC022_Medical	A disease confined to a particular district or place - endemic
SC044_Metaphors	Metaphor is a figure of speech that makes an implicit, implied, or hidden comparison between two things that are unrelated
SC023_Miscellaneous	All Fools' Day - 1st April - Aussie slang - sounds that things make etc.
SC024_Nouns	sit - seat (when to use Nouns)
SC025_Names	Boys & Girls names explained
SC026_Nature	A four-footed animal - quadruped
SC027_Negatives	That which cannot be pierced or penetrated - impenetrable
SC028_Numbers	A number of fish taken in a net - catch, haul
SC029_Opposites	Unable to read - il-literate
SC030_Patron Saints	St. George of England, St. Andrew of Scotland
SC031_Places	A place where fishes are kept - aquarium
SC032_Possessive_Case	Is the case which denotes the owner or possessor
SC045_Phobias	Noctiphobia - Fear of the night
SC033_Professions	The commander of a fleet - Admiral
SC034_Similes	Archates - a good friend * Belt = to hit below the belt
SC035_Proverbs	A bad beginning makes a good ending.
SC048_Sayings	as a drowned rat. - as ancient as the sun—as the stars.
SC036_Science_and_Arts	An instrument for detecting earthquakes - seismograph
SC037_Scientific_Terms	The science of land management - agronomics
SC038_Seven_Wonders	The Pyramids of Egypt
SC039_Synonyms	abandon....... desert, forsake, leave.
SC040_War	Nations carrying on warfare - belligerents
SC041_Weddings	7th year—Copper or Brass
SC042_Words_to_Verbs	strong - strengthen
SC043_Other	Any other items that might be of interest
SC044_Metaphors	Metaphor is a figure of speech that makes an implicit, implied, or hidden comparison between two things that are unrelated
SC045_Phobias	Noctiphobia - Fear of the night
SC046_Death	Occurring after death - posthumous
SC047_Thesaurus	Thesaurus - abandon = abandoned, abandoning, abandonment, abandons affluent =having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value,words explained and incorrect use of words
SC048_Sayings	as afraid as a grasshopper.
SC049_UrbanMyths	The floor was dirt.  Only the wealthy had something other than dirt, hence the saying "dirt poor."

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