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chevy666 · Mar 23, 2013, 05:55 PM

What are some examples of each of these vocab words?

Quantum

Atomic orbital

Configuration

Ground state

Electromagnetic radiation

Emit/emission

I have all the meanings of these vocab words, examples of each, and characteristics of all of them. However I'm having trouble thinking of things that are not examples of them.

Wondergirl · Mar 23, 2013, 06:02 PM

Please rephrase your question. It makes no sense. You have examples, but you want things that are not examples? Huh?

chevy666 · Mar 23, 2013, 07:33 PM

Originally Posted by Wondergirl

Please rephrase your question. It makes no sense. You have examples, but you want things that are not examples? Huh?

We use a Frayer chart for our vocab words, and it has 5 components
1. Definition of word
2. Characteristics of word
3. Examples of word
4. Picture example
5. Non-Example of vocab word

I just need help with things that are not examples of the vocab words.

teacherjenn4 · Mar 23, 2013, 07:57 PM

Originally Posted by chevy666

We use a Frayer chart for our vocab words, and it has 5 components
1. Definition of word
2. Characteristics of word
3. Examples of word
4. Picture example
5. Non-Example of vocab word

I just need help with things that are not examples of the vocab words.

I'm still unclear. Do you need help with everything but #3 or you need help with #5? Also, what is a non-example of a word?

Wondergirl · Mar 23, 2013, 10:58 PM

Originally Posted by teacherjenn4

I'm still unclear. Do you need help with everything but #3 or you need help with #5? Also, what is a non-example of a word?

It looks like that is exactly what he needs, what it is not. See this link --

Frayer Model

So if his key word is CAT, non-examples could be DOG and HAMSTER.

teacherjenn4 · Mar 24, 2013, 08:34 AM

Originally Posted by Wondergirl

It looks like that is exactly what he needs, what it is not. See this link --

Frayer Model

So if his key word is CAT, non-examples could be DOG and HAMSTER.

Thanks for the help! That sounds similar to what I taught in 4th grade with each new vocabulary word.

Wondergirl · Mar 24, 2013, 09:05 AM

Originally Posted by teacherjenn4

Thanks for the help! That sounds similar to what I taught in 4th grade with each new vocabulary word.

Would one have to make a non-example in the same category, like mammal or mineral or plant? Or could the student say the key word is DOG and the non-example is APPLE? (This idea seems pretty weird to me. Why have a non-example?)

teacherjenn4 · Mar 24, 2013, 09:42 AM

Originally Posted by Wondergirl

Would one have to make a non-example in the same category, like mammal or mineral or plant? Or could the student say the key word is DOG and the non-example is APPLE? (This idea seems pretty weird to me. Why have a non-example?)

I did a similar thing using synonym and antonym. Sounds like busy work, but I'm not sure how much learning takes place in a non-example.

Wondergirl · Mar 24, 2013, 09:50 AM

Originally Posted by teacherjenn4

I did a similar thing using synonym and antonym. Sounds like busy work, but I'm not sure how much learning takes place in a non-example.

I like antonym much better that non-example. Maybe the author of this Frayer thing was dumbing down the lesson? ("Antonym" is SUCH a scary word!)

teacherjenn4 · Mar 24, 2013, 09:53 AM

Originally Posted by Wondergirl

I like antonym much better that non-example. Maybe the author of this Frayer thing was dumbing down the lesson? ("Antonym" is SUCH a scary word!)

And that was only 4th grade... must be that the teacher came from high school. Now, the Kinders learn about onomatopoeia :) I just can't help myself.