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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. humiliate- to embaras someone in a bad way.
    I was humiliated when someone pulled my pants down.
    humble-showing consciousness for ones shortcomings
    I was humble to the new student.
    chlorophyll-A green pigment found in plant cells.
    I once did a project on chlorophyll.
    chlorine- A poisous chemical with a bad smell.
    At the pool the chlorine hurts my eyes.

  2. Kaila Polein 4th period

    Chlorophyll: Any of a group of green pigments found in photosynthetic organisms; there are four naturally occurring forms.

    It’s usually easy to tell when a food has significant amounts of chlorophyll, because it provides the green color that is found in grasses, leaves, and many of the vegetables that we eat.

    Chlorine: A common nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; best known as a heavy yellow irritating toxic gas; used to purify water.

    Keisha coughed as chlorine entered her nose.

    Humble: Marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful.

    Danny modely smiles at the praise his mom gave him infron of his friends.

    Humas: A human is a member of a species of bipedal primates in the family Hominidae.

    The humans rushed over the hill to get to school on time.

  3. ebone yarbrough---5th period

    Human-a characteristic of man.
    The first humans were Adam and Eve.

    Exhume-to disinter after burial.
    Exhume is also another word for body.

    Chlorine-a gaseous greenish-yellow element.
    Chlorine is also known as bleach.

    Chlorophyll-a green pigment in plant cells.
    Chlorophyll is always found in plants and their cells.

  4. Hi Mrs. Davis

    chlor(green) chlorine-an element that is used for water purification.

    I go to the pool all the time and i stopped opening my eyes under water, because it hurt my eyes, and turned them red.

    epi(on) epidermis-the outermost layer of your body.
    I have scraped my epidermis plenty of times crashing on my bike.

  5. John Baudendistel - 4th period

    These are my stems for the week of August 25.

    Hum (earth)
    Humus – a brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic portion of soil
    Sentence – I put hummus on cracker and it made it tasted good.
    humble – not proud
    Sentence – The coach was humble after winning the Super Bowl.

    Chlor (Green)
    Chlorine – a halogen element that is isolated as a heavy greenish-yellow diatomic gas of pungent odor and is used especially as a bleach, oxidizing agent, and disinfectant in water purification
    Sentence – Chlorine was used to kill bacteria in the swimming pool water.
    chlorophyll – the green photosynthetic pigment found chiefly in the chloroplasts of plants
    Sentence – You can chlorophyll in plant cells.

  6. 1.aeriel-of, relating to,or occuring in the air or atmoshere (sentence) There are aerial attacks in the army. aerobic-something that is living in the presence of oxygen (sentence) I saw an aerobic animal that was the grizzly bear.

    2.epicenter-the part of Earths surface directly above the focus of an earthquake (sentence) I do not know where the epicenter of earth is. epigraph- an engraved inscription (sentence) What does an epigraph mean?

  7. Julia Harrelson 5th Period

    Hum- earth
    Human- is the most complex living mamel
    Human is another word for animal.

    Chor-green
    Chlorine- a commen nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; used to purify water
    I need to wash my hair to get the chlorine out.

  8. Brady Purdin (2nd Period)

    Hum
    1. Humus – a brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic portion of soil
    Sentence- Humus on a cracker tastes really great.

    1a. Humble – not proud
    Sentence- When I missed the shot in a basketball game I felt really humble.

    Chlor
    1. Chlorine – a halogen element that is isolated as a heavy greenish-yellow diatomic gas of pungent odor and is used especially as a bleach, oxidizing agent, and disinfectant in water purification
    Sentence- I use chlorine in my pool.

    1a. chlorophyll – the green photosynthetic pigment found chiefly in the chloroplasts of plants
    Sentence- I can find chlorophyll in chloroplasts of plants

  9. Zach Bennett - 1st Period

    Hum – earth
    Humiliate- to feel ashame
    That girl was humiliated because she spelled a word wrong.

    Humus – partially decomposed organic matter, the organic component of soil
    Hummus contains a lot of garlic in it.

    Chlor – green
    Chlorine – a gaseous chemical element
    My friend has chlorine in his pool to keep it clean.
    Chloroplasts – a chlorophyll-containing plastid found in algal and green plant cells
    Chloroplast absorbs light to make sugar.

  10. Dylan Clark 4th period 8/24/09

    Aerosol- a substance, as a disinfectant or deodorant, sealed in a metal container under pressure with an inert gas or other activating agent and released as a spray or foam through a push-button valve or nozzle
    Some people use aerosol hairspray thats sealed in an aerosol bottle.

    aerial- produced by the air
    Wind is aerial becasue its produced by the air.

  11. Cassidy McCarter-4th

    Hum (earth) exhume- to dig (something buried, esp. a dead body) out of the earth; disinter.
    They had to exhume the victoms body for more testing.

    humble-not proud or arrogant; modest
    The girl was very humble although she was receiving many awards.

    Chlor (green)
    chlorophyll-the green coloring matter of leaves and plants, essential to the production of carbohydrates by photosynthesis, and occurring in a bluish-black form,
    The plants make chlorophlle in order to suvive.

    chlorine-a halogen element, a heavy, greenish-yellow, incombustible, water-soluble, poisonous gas that is highly irritating to the respiratory organs, obtained chiefly by electrolysis of sodium chloride brine: used for water purification, in the making of bleaching powder, and in the manufacture both of chemicals that do not contain chlorine, as ethylene glycol, and of those that do

    The pool is dirty so it needs more chlorine in it.

  12. savannah meagher-2 period

    1. hum (earth)
    1. exhume- to dig up remains, to remove from the place of burial
    The police exhumed the body of a murdered person at a crime site.
    2.humiliate-cause to feel shame, hurt of prided
    The teacher cheered up the humiliated girl.
    2.Chlor (green)
    1. Chlorine- a chemical used to disinfect water.
    When i go swimming I hope i don’t swallowin any chlorine water.
    2.Chlorophyll- the pigment of leaves.
    The chlorophyll from the green leaf stained my brand new white shoes!

  13. Hum (earth) humas, exhume, posthumous, humble, humiliate, human
    humble-marked by meekness or modesty in behavior, attitude, or spirit; not arrogant or prideful
    I think being humble is a good attitude and a way of self confidence.

    Be (life) microbe, aerobe, anaerobe
    microbe-minute life form; a microorganism, especially a bacterium that causes disease
    Microbes are found in many diseases.

    Chlor (green) chlorophyll, chlorine, chloroplasts, chlorella
    chlorine-achemical element, normally a corrosive gas, that is widely used for sterilization and cleaning
    We put chlorine in our pool to keep it clean.

  14. Hum(earth)
    Human-a person
    sentence-I am a human.
    Humble-modest and not proud
    sentence-The team was very humble because they didnt win the game.

    Chlor(green)
    chlorine-A gas with a strong smell that is added to water to kill harmful germs.
    sentence-When i swim in the pool i have to close my eyes or they will hurt because of the chlorine.
    chlorophyll-The green substance in plants that uses light to manufacture food from carbon dioxide and water.
    sentence-Plants get their food from chlophyll.

  15. Will Cook 4th period

    STEMS for Aug 25.

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

    -humiliate- to cause a painful loss of pride, self respect, or dignity.
    My friend humiliated me today at lunch.

    -human- a human being
    I am a human who is proud of my American culture.

    Be (life) microbe, aerobe, anaerobe

    -microbe- a microorganism; a pathegonic bacterium.
    I looked through the eye piece of a microscope and saw various forms of microbe.

    -aerobe- a microorganism, a bacterium, that requires air or free oxygen to live
    Earlier that day my friend had also looked at the microscoped and claimed he saw an aerobe.

  16. hum – earth
    humble-not proud
    my mom put humus on my chips

    Chlorine- a halogen element that is isolated as a heavy greenish-yellow diatomic gas of pungent order.

    there is chlorine in this pool

    chlor green

  17. hum – earth
    humble-not proud
    my mom put humus on my chips

    Chlorine- a halogen element that is isolated as a heavy greenish and yellow diatomic gas

    there is chlorine in this pool

    chlor green

  18. Pamela Hussey-6th Period

    Hum (earth) humas, exhume, posthumous, humble, humiliate, human
    1. Humble- total magnification of the objectives.
    I looked at the humble in the microscope.
    2. Human-Beloning or relating to man characteristic of man
    We are all humans
    Chlor (green) chlorophyll, chlorine, chloroplasts, chlorella
    1.Chlorine- A chemical element usually isolated as an irritating greenish-yellow gas with a disagreeable, suffocating oder.
    They Put chlorine in pools.
    2. Chlorophyll-The generic name for the intensely colored green pigments which are the photoreceptors of light energy in photosynthesis.
    Chlorophyll helps plants grow.

  19. Marilyn Larry6th August 24, 2009

    Hum (earth) humas, exhume, posthumous, humble, humiliate, human
    1. Human-having human form or attributes as opposed to those of animals or divine beings
    Mostly all of our family is human besides the animals.
    2. Humble- low or inferior in station or quality
    The boy was very humble.
    3. humiliate-cause to feel shame
    Have you ever been humiliated

  20. hum (earth)
    Humiliate-to degrade and to damage somebody’s dignity or pride.
    Sometimes people humiliate them selves.
    Humble- not proud or arrogant; modest
    When i asked her for a pencil she was very humble.

    Chlor (green)
    Chlorine-a halogen element, a heavy, greenish-yellow, incombustible, water-soluble, poisonous gas that is highly irritating to the respiratory organs, obtained chiefly by electrolysis of sodium chloride brine: used for water purification.
    The lifegaurds had to put Chlorine in the pool today.
    Chlorella-any freshwater, unicellular green alga.
    In science mrs.davis taught us about chlorella.

  21. gabrielle covey 5 period

    1. Human- having human form or attributes as opposed to those of animals or divine beings. I have been a human for twelve years.

    2. Humiliate- cause to feel shame. We were humiliated by Huntsville Middle School when we played them in football.

    3. Chlorine- a common nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens. The put chlorine in the pool to clean the water.

    4. chlorophyll- any of a group of green pigments found in photosynthetic organisms. You can find chlorophyll in any type of green plants.

  22. joshua sanchez-6 period

    humble-not proud or arrogant; modest
    There are many humble people in this world.

    human- of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or having the nature of people
    There are 6 billion humans in this world.

    chlorophyll-the green coloring matter of leaves and plants, essential to the production of carbohydrates by photosynthesis, and occurring in a bluish-black form
    Chlorophyll is found in all plants and plant cells.

    chlorine-a halogen element, a heavy, greenish-yellow, incombustible, water-soluble, poisonous gas that is highly irritating to the respiratory organs, obtained chiefly by electrolysis of sodium chloride brine: used for water purification, in the making of bleaching powder, and in the manufacture both of chemicals that do not contain chlorine, as ethylene glycol, and of those that do.
    Chlorine is a good way to whiten clothes.

  23. Reagan Locke 4th

    Hum (earth) : humble-not proud or arrogant; modest. The girl was very humble about how pretty her pictures turned out.

    human-pertaining to and characteristic of, or having the nature of people. My family and I are considered humans.

    Chlor (green) :chlorophyll- the green coloring matter of leaves and plants, essential to the production of carbohydrates by photosynthesis. All the plants in my yard contain chlorophyll.

    chloroplasts- a plastid containing chlorophyll. Chloroplasts absorb light and use it in conjunction with water and carbon dioxide to produce sugars.

  24. humble-having or showing a conciousness of one’s shortcomings; modest. The winner of the science debate seemed very humble when he gave his acceptance speech.
    humiliate- to hurt the pride or dignity of. Lena tried to humiliate me in P.E. today.
    microbe-a microorganism. The offending microbe may be a virus or a bacteria.
    aerobe-an organism that can live and grow in the prescence of oxygen. Most infections are caused by aerobes.
    chlorophyll-the green pigment found in plant cells. I knew the leaves were dead because the chlorophyll was gone.
    chlorine-a greenish-yellow poisonous gaseous chemical element with a disagreeable odor. Mom asked me to add more chlorine to the pool.

  25. brett stoddard 5th period

    Humble-to reduce to a lower standing in one’s own eyes.
    I was humbled when we lost are football game.
    Humid-umcomfortable amount of moisture in the air.
    Yesterdays football practice was very humid.
    Before-in presence of
    I went out to eat before the movie.
    Beach-shore of the sea
    I go to the beach ever summer.
    Chlorine-chemical used in pools
    Did you know that chlorine is in pools?
    Chloroform-liquid used as an anaesthetic.
    I take chloroform before i go to sleep so i can sleep better.

  26. Andrew Patterson

    Chlorine-A halogen element that is a heavy greenish yellow diatomic gas. Hopefully I won’t get too much chlorine inside my foot and get a wart. Humus-A brown or black complex variable Material.

  27. Matthew Edmondson

    humble-not proud or houghty. human- of ralating

  28. human – of ralating. humble – proud or houghty.

  29. Andrew Crisp 1st

    humble-not proud or arrogant; modest
    My dad was very humble the other day.
    microbe-a microorganism.
    The offending microbe may be a virus or a bacteria.
    chlorine – a halogen element that is isolated as a heavy greenish-yellow diatomic gas
    There is chlorine in this pool.

  30. Avery Wilson-4th Period

    humble-having fellings of hillmitiy and pride. When i fell was humble.

    humiliate-to lower the pride. I humiliated my mom by yelling at her.

    microbe-a minute life form. We study a bout microbe.

    aerobe-a organism such as bactrium. We learned about aerobe.

  31. madison extine- 5th period

    humble-having fellings of hillmitiy and pride. When i fell was humble.

    humiliate-to lower the pride. I humiliated my mom by yelling at her.

    microbe-a minute life form. We study a bout microbe.

    aerobe-a organism such as bactrium. We learned about aerobe.

  32. Derrell Patton 1st period

    Human-Beloning or relating to man characteristic of man
    We are all humans

    Humble-to reduce to a lower standing in one’s own eyes.
    I was humbled when we lost are football game

    Hum-Earth

    Humiliate-cause to feel shame

  33. hunter webber 6th period

    hum
    human- consisting of people
    humble- not proud
    Be
    microbe- a microorganism
    anaerobe- an organism

  34. Tara Harville- 1st per.

    Hum-
    Hummas-a paste or dip made of chickapees mashed with oil, garlic, lemon juice, and tahini, usually eaten with pita.
    My sister is a vegetarian, so she eats alot of hummas.
    Human-having the nature of people.
    There have been no people on planet Mercury.
    Chlor-
    Chlorine-a corrosive gas that is widely used for cleaning.
    Chlorine will turn blonde hair green.
    Chlorella-green alga found in fresh water.
    When I am fishing chlorella will sometimes stick to my hook.

  35. Andrew Hall 1st Period

    (Chlor) Chlorine-A chemical element ussually isolated as a greenish yellow color with a Partialy Suffocating Smell.
    Chlorine Is used to clean and refresh pools.

    (Hum) Humble- to reduce to a lower standing in ones eyes.
    I am Humble to some people i know, Others not so much.

  36. Amanda Baer-Peckham 4th period

    Humiliate- to hurt the pride or dignity of by causing to be or seem foolish or contemptible; mortify
    Human- of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or having the nature of people
    Did you know scientists believe that humans were evolved from apes?
    When somebody makes fun of you in front of your friends you feel humiliated.
    Chlorine- a greenish-yellow, poisonous, gaseous chemical element, having a disagreeable odor and obtained by electrolysis of certain chlorides: it is used as a bleaching agent, in
    Chlorophyll- the green pigment found in the chloroplasts of plant cells
    We put chlorine in our pool water so we can keep the bacteria and algae out of the pool.
    Chlorophyll is a molecule that absorbs sunlight.
    Aerobe -An organism, such as a bacterium, that can or must live in the presence of oxygen
    Anaerobe – An organism, such as a bacterium, that can live in the absence of atmospheric oxygen.
    If an aerobe is not in the presence of oxygen it will die.
    An anaerobe can live under aerobic conditions.

  37. Stems for Aug 25.

    Hum

    1. humiliate- to cause a painful loss of , self respect, pride,or dignity.
    The girl was humiliated when she spilled her food on herself at lunch .

    2.human- a human being
    All of my relitives are human.

    Be

    1.microbe- a microorganism; a pathegonic bacterium.
    I looked through the microscope and saw a microorgainism .

    2.aerobe- a microorganism, a bacterium, that requires air or free oxygen to live
    There are lots of microorganisms that are on the earth.

  38. Michael Worshim-6th

    Human-of pertainingto, characteristic of, or having the natuer of people
    Humans have been on earth for thousands of years.

    Humble- not proud or arrogant
    I was humble talking about my wrestling team.

    Aerobe- an organism esp. a bacterium, that requires air or free oxygen for life
    Aerobe is on planet earth.

    Microbe- a microorganism, esp. a pathogenic bacterium
    There are microbes everywhere on earth.

    Chlorella- any freswater, unicelluar green alga of the genus
    Chlorella is in freshwater lakes and ponds.

    Chloroplasts- a plastid containing chlorophyll
    I have no idea waht chloroplasts means, just kidding.

  39. Lucas Seibel 1st

    Hum/earth
    Human-is a member of a species called bipedal primates.
    Humble-not arrogant or assertive.

    All the people in my family are humans.
    I am humble when I go somewhere.

    Be/life
    Aerobe-is an organism that can survive and grow in an oxygenated enviroment.
    Anaerobe-any organism that does not require oxygen for growth and may even die in ts presence.

    I have always wondered what the word aerobe means.
    The word anaerobe sounds alot like the word aerobe.

  40. CJ Hanson, 1st period

    Humiliate: to embarass
    Some people get humiliated when people tease them.

    Chlorine: a green gas or chemical element
    There is chlorine in the swimming pool water.

  41. Hum/earth
    Human-is a member of a species called bipedal primates.
    Humble-not arrogant or assertive.

    All the people in my family are humans.
    I am humble when I go somewhere.

    Be/life
    Aerobe-is an organism that can survive and grow in an oxygenated enviroment.
    Anaerobe-any organism that does not require oxygen for growth and may even die in ts presence.

    I have always wondered what the word aerobe means.
    The word anaerobe sounds alot like the word aerobe

  42. Jenna Marshall 1st period

    Hum

    Humble- to be modest

    My friend is to humble to take credit for her great project.

    Humiliate- to create a painful loss of pride and dignity

    My sister tries to humiliate me wherever I go.

    Chlor

    Chlorine- A highly irritating, greenish-yellow gaseous halogen

    I got too much chlorine in my hair so it turned green.

    Chlorophyll- the green matter of leaves and plants

    Chlorophyll helps plants grow.

  43. TARRELL CLEMONS 1ST PERIOD 8/24/09

    CHLORINE – AHANLOGEN ELEMENT THAT IS A HEAVY GREENISH YELLOW DIATOMIC GAS. HOPEFULLY I WON’T GET TOO MUCH CHLORINE INSIDE MY BOBY OR INSIDE MY FEET.

    HUMAN – NATURAL AND UNDERSTANDABLE . IT WAS ONLY FOR AMY TO ADMIRE HER SISTER.

    HUMILIATE – TO MAKE SOMEONE LOOK OR FEEL FOOLISH OR EMBARRASSED. MY FRIEND MAKE ME LOOK LIKE A FOOL IN FORT OF MY MOM AND DAD.

  44. Chase Lovell 5th

    Hum (earth)Humble-to reduce to a lower standing in one’s own eyes.I was humble when i lost the baseball game.
    Hum(earth)Humid-umcomfortable amount of moisture in the air. At my baseball game it was humid.
    Chlor(green)Chlorine-a chemical that you put in water.We put chlorine in our to pool.
    Chlor(green)Chloroform-liquid used as an anaesthetic. Chloroform helps me go to best faster.
    Be (life) microbe-a micronisom.We saw a microbe in the class room today.
    Be (life)Aerobe-a organisom. a fly is an Aerobe and it flies.

  45. Hum (earth) humble-Thankful
    I was very humble when I won the award.
    human-consiting of people
    I saw a X-ray of a human.

    Be (life) microbe-a microorganism
    You can’t see microbes they are too small.
    aerobe-an organism
    The Aerobe was out on the beach.

    Chlor (green) chlorophyll- the green coloreing matter of leaves and plants
    There was chlorphyll all over the leaves.
    chlorine-a halogen element
    I use Cholrine in my pool.

  46. TARRELL CLEMONS 1ST PERIOD 8/24/09

    MICROBE – A GERM OR OTHER LIVING THING THAT IS TOO SMALL TO BE SEEN WITHOUT A MICROSCOPE. WE ARE DOING WORK ONE LIVING THINGS WITH A MICROSCOPE.

    ANEROBE – AN ORANGISM, SUCH AS A BACTERIUM, THAT CAN LIVE IN THE ABANCE OF ATMOSPHERIC OXGEN. MY MOM IS LAERN ABOUT THAT IN COLLEGE.

    CHLORELLA – ANY OF VARIOUS UNICELLUDAR GREEN ALGEE OF THE GENUS CHROELLAENASILY CLUTURED AND OTHEN USED IN STUDIES OF PHOTOSYNTHESIS AND OTHER EXPERIMENTS. I CAN TELL TAHT ITS FRESH WATER THEN SOME LOOKING NASTED WATER.

  47. Allison Dreisewerd - 4th period

    Stems for August 25th

    Hum-(earth) humas, exhume, posthumous, humble, humiliate, human
    Humans- all of the living human inhabitants of the earth
    The people that live on Earth are considered humans.

    Humiliate-cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
    The girl humiliated her friends.

    Chlor (green) chlorophyll, chlorine, chloroplasts, chlorella
    Chlorine-a toxic, green, gaseous chemical element
    We have to use chlorine in our pool.

    Chlorella-a genus of single-celled green algae
    Chlorella is found in so lake and oceans.

  48. Devin Platts 1st period

    Hum (earth)humas, exhume, posthumous, humble, humiliate, human
    humble- courteously, respectful
    human-pertaining to, characteristic of, or having the nature of people: human frailty.
    When i went to Japan, the people where very humble.
    Earth is the only planet that can support human life.
    Be (life) microbe, aerobe, anaerobe
    microbe-a microorganism, a pathogenic bacterium.
    aerobe-an organism, a bacterium, that requires air or free oxygen for life.
    I was very sick for the last week i think that i had a microbe.
    Humans require aerobe in order to live.

    Chlor (green) chlorophyll,chlorine, chloroplasts, chlorella
    chlorine-a halogen element, a heavy, greenish-yellow, incombustible, water-soluble, poisonous gas that is highly irritating to the respiratory organs, obtained chiefly by electrolysis of sodium chloride brine.
    chlorophyll-the green coloring matter of leaves and plants, essential to the production of carbohydrates by photosynthesis.
    If you get to much chlorine in your hair and do not wash it your hair will turn green.
    If leaves did not have chlorophyll the leaves on the tree wouldn’t be green.

  49. Connor Ferguson 1 period

    Human-having the qualities typical of people.We are all human.
    Humble-having or showing of one’s shortcomings.I was humble when we lost the game.
    Chlorphyll-the green pigment found in plant cells.All the chlorphyll was gone from the leaves.
    Chlorine-a chemical element with a disagreeable odor.They puy chlorine in pools.

  50. Chase Massey-5th Period

    HUM-Every person on Earth besides animals are human.

    CHLOR-Everyone who even has a pool in their yard has to put chlorine in it.

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