The document provides instructions for making flashcards to help learn vocabulary words. It recommends writing the vocabulary word on the front of the card and including the definition, an example sentence using the word, and a picture on the back of the card to help remember the meaning. Examples of filled out flashcards are given for the words "gravity", "slope", and "hydrogen" to demonstrate the format.

1. Vocabulary Making Meaningful Flashcards

2. For each vocabulary word, fill out a file card in this format: FRONT OF CARD VOCABULARY WORD

3. For each vocabulary word, fill out a file card in this format: BACK OF CARD 1. DEFINITION 2. SENTENCE 3. PICTURE

4. Example 1 Flashcard - Front GRAVITY, GRAVITATIONAL

5. Example 1 Flashcard - Back Sentence: The gravitational field of the Earth gives objects weight and causes objects to fall to the ground when dropped. Definition: The tendency of objects with mass to accelerate toward each other

6. Example 2 Flashcard For the word SLOPE- Back Sentence: The slope of the line showed that the bicyclist traveled at an average speed of 20 km/hr. Definition: The slope of a line measures the steepness of the line.

7. Example 3 Flashcard For the word HYDROGEN - Back Sentence: Hydrogen gas is extremely explosive. Definition: The first element in the periodic table, group 1, period 1, a gas, symbolized by the letter H H I’m #1!

8. Reminders The sentence should show the meaning of the word. The picture should be something that will help you remember the meaning of the word.