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Stems for August 18th and August 25th

Stem Instructions:
Stems —-Choose 2 words from the list of each stem; define and write a sentence for each.

August 18th

Aer (air) aerobic, aeria, aerosol, aerial, aerobes, aerodynamics, malaria

Epi (on) epicenter, epidemic, epigram, epidermis, epigraph, epitaph

August 25th

Hum (earth) humas, exhume, posthumous, humble, humiliate, human

Be (life) microbe, aerobe, anaerobe

Chlor (green) chlorophyll, chlorine, chloroplasts, chlorella

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171 Comments for “Stems for August 18th and August 25th”

  1. Xavier Robinson 4th period

    STEM : Be ; WORD : microbe ; DEFINITION : A minute life form ; SENTENCE : Can anyone tell me what an example of microbe would be? STEM : Be ; WORD : aerobe ; DEFINITION : A biological orginism requiering oxygen to live ; SENTENCE : All humans are aerobes. STEM : HUM ; WORD : humiliate ; DEFINITION : To lower the pride,dignity, or self respect of another. SENTENCE : I don’t humiliate anyone. STEM: hum ; WORD : humble ; DEFINITION : modest and unpretentios ; SENTENCE : I am a very humble person.

  2. James Russell 6th

    Hum (earth) humas, exhume, posthumous, humble, humiliate, human
    Human-having the nature of people.
    All humans are considered equal.
    Humble-not proud or arrogant.
    I am very humble.

    Be (life) microbe, aerobe, anaerobe
    microbe-a microorganism.
    A microbe cannot be seen by the human eye.
    aerobe-an organism.
    We are all aerobe’s.

    Chlor (green) chlorophyll, chlorine, chloroplasts, chlorella
    chlorine-a halogen element.
    I have chlorine in my pool.
    chloroplasts-a plastid containing chlorophyll.
    Plants have chloroplast in there cells.

  3. Hum (earth)
    Humiliate-embarrass or shame “I humiliated myself in front of the class.”
    Human-of the race of the human being “Alex is a human.”

    Chlor (green)
    Chlorine-something that is put in pools to clean and purify the water “The chlorine made my hair blond”
    Chloroplasts-found in plant cells, helps conduct photosynthesis “Those chloroplasts are really gooey and cool.”

  4. Avery Wilson 4th per.

    Mrs Davis I typed tons of stems and definitions but then entered the Captcha Code wrong…. and its not there anymore!!!!!!! Oh please give me credit can’t type EVERYTHING again!!!!!!! UGH please trust me that i did them.

  5. Summer Berthelson-4th period 8/25/09

    Human a person being
    We are all human nobody is perfect.

    Humble- not proud or arrogant
    The child author was not very humble.

    chlorine-a yellow-greenish poisoinous chemical element with a disagreeable odor.
    After my chores my dad told me that there was to much chlorine in the pool.

    chlorophyll- the green pigment found in plant cells.
    In order to survive, plants make chlorophyll.

  6. keenan drake 5th

    Hum-earth-Human-a member of a species called homo sapiens-I am a human that is 12 years old.-humble-not proud or haughty-He was humble and he did not brag.

    Be-life-beginning-the start of something- The guy next to me said good luck before the race.-believe-to have a firm religious faith-I believe we won.

    Chlor-green-chlorine-an element that is used especially as a bleach-We use chlorine in the pool.-chlorinate-to treat or combine with chlorine compound-We chlorinated our driveway til’ it was clean.

  7. human-a member of a species of bipedal primates in the family homionidae
    chlorine-a chemical element with atomic number 17 and sylabul CI
    microbe-an organism that is microscopic

  8. Sarah Christopherson 5th

    hum
    humble~not proud or arrogant; modest. when i lied to my mom i was humble.

    human~a human being. i am a human.

  9. 1.Humble- to reducea lower standing in in eyes
    I was humbler to find out that our baseball team finnished in 3rd this weekend.
    2. Humid- the amount of moisture in the air
    Last weekend was very humid.
    3.before-in presence of
    I have to do my homework before going outside to play.
    4.Beach- theshore of the ocean
    I am going to the beach this fall.

  10. Hum (earth)
    humans~
    humble ~Unpretentios
    my sisters is very humble

    Chlor (green)
    Chlorophyll~any of a group of related green pigment found in photosynthetic orginisms
    All plants have chlorophyll.

    Chlorella~any of the various green algae of genus chlorella widley used in studies of photosynthesis
    the ocean was packed with chlorella.

  11. Raine Aslan 4th period

    Hum-
    humble- not proud or haughty; modest
    My friend received many awards at the ceremony, and was very humble about it.
    humiliate- damaging someone’s pride
    I answered a question wrong in class and felt humiliated.

    Be-
    aerobe- an organism that can survive and grow in an oxygenated environment.
    Animals, fungi, and bacteria are all aerobic organisms.
    microbe- a microscopic organism.
    You can see forms of microbe through a microscope.

    Chlor-
    chlorophyll- a green pigment found in most plants.
    Chlorophyll gives leaves their green color.
    chlorine- a heavy, greenish-yellow poisonous gas
    Sometimes the pool has too much chlorine in it, and sometimes it doesn’t have enough.

  12. Brandon Archer - 5th period

    Hum-earth
    Human- Of, pertaining to, characteristics of, or having the nature of people.
    The human head weighs eight pounds.
    Humiliate- TO cause a painful loss of pride.
    It’s not nice to humiliate people.
    Be-Life
    Microbe-A minute life form, a microorganism.
    Microbes are too small to see with the human eye, so you need to use a microscope.
    Aerobe- An organism, a bacterium.
    Most bacteria’s are made of many aerobes.

  13. 1.a. human- of, pertaning to, characteristic, or having the nature of people.
    Billions of humans live on Earth.

    b. exhume- to dig out of the earth
    The mummy was exhumed for his tomb.

    2.
    a. microbe – germ
    The doctor found the microbe causing the sickness.

    b. aerobe- an orgainism that requirs ari to live

    The aerobe could not live in outerspace.

    Mrs. Davis – Steven is concerned about being late submitting his stems tonight. He didn’t get home from the football game in time to make the 8:30 deadline. I hope this won’t be a problem. Thanks – Karen Owens

  14. 1)Hum-earth
    >posthumous-occuring or continuing after ones death
    +”This man gets a posthumous award for his bravery,” said the captian.
    >exhume-to revive or restore after neglect or a period of forgetting; bring to light
    +The girl was exhuming the box of friendship bracelets that she hadn’t looked at since she moved.
    2)Chlor-green
    >chlorine-produced principally by electrolysis of sodium chloride and used widely to purify water
    +”Hey Timmy, come check out our saltwater pool. It has no chlorine and doesn’t hurt your eyes.”
    >chlorophyll-the green coloring matter of leaves and plants, essential to the production of carbohydrates by photosynthesis
    +”See the green in the leaves, that’s chloriphyll,” said Susie.

  15. John Parvin McBride-3rd

    Hummus-A brown or black organic substance consisting of partially or wholly decayed vegetable or animal matter that provides nutrients for plants and increases the ability of soil to retain water.
    The hummus from the decayed broccoli helped my watermelons grow.
    Humble-Marked by meekness or modesty in behavior, attitude, or spirit; not arrogant or prideful
    The girl was very humble even though she knew she was good at singing.
    Microbe-a minute life form; a microorganism, especially a bacterium that causes disease. Not in technical use.
    We talked about microbes in science today.
    Aerobe-An organism, such as a bacterium, requiring oxygen to live. Also called aerobium
    There was bacteria in our shower and my mom called it an aerobe.
    Chlorine-A highly irritating, greenish-yellow gaseous halogen, capable of combining with nearly all other elements, produced principally by electrolysis of sodium chloride and used widely to purify water, as a disinfectant and bleaching agent
    There was so much chlorine in the pool it made my eyes red.
    chlorophyll-Any of a group of green pigments that are found in the chloroplasts of plants and in other photosynthetic organisms such as cyanobacteria
    We learned that plants have chlorophyll in them today.

  16. aerobic-living or active only in the presence of oxygen. aerodynamics-science that deals with the motion gaseous fluids

    epicenter-the part of the earths surface directly above the focus of an earthquake. epidemic-an out break of an epidemic disease

  17. aerate-To supply (blood) with oxygen by respiration.

    hummock-a rounded mound of earth : KNOLL

  18. adayzah watkins 6th pd

    cytoplasm- the protoplasm of a cell excluding the nucleus; is full of proteins that control cell metabolism
    Cytoplasm is a nutrient filled thing inclosed in the plasma membrane.

    melanocyte-a cell in the basal layer of the epidermis that produces melanin under the control of the melanocyte-stimulating hormone
    A melanocyte is a cell in the skin.

    ecosystem-system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their physical environment
    Everyliving thing lives in a enviroment.

    economist-an expert in the science of economics
    A economist studies our economy and why it is failing

  19. Marilyn larry6th period

    1.economist-an expert in the science of economics
    An economist studies our economy
    2.epicenter-the part of the earths surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
    The epicenter of the earthquake was very strong
    3.leucocyte-leukocyte: blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body’s defense system
    My leucocyte helps me prevent bactiria.
    4.ecologist-a biologist who studies the relation between organisms and their environment
    An ecologist studies our ecosystem.

  20. Kelsey schroe 5th perod

    stem aug.18th through 25th
    aerobic- able to ive or grow onl where free oxygen is present.
    On my wii fit i like to do aerobics.
    epicenter-the area of the earth’s surface directley above the origin of an earhquake.
    I wish i could see the epicenter o the earth.
    human-humaness of,charecteristic of, or having the quality a person or umn beings.
    Everyone you hopefully know is human being.

  21. Max Stephenson 2nd

    mania – A mood disorder; an affective disorder in which the victim tends to respond excessively and sometimes violently

    caust – burn

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