Prefix Code Bellwork
Bellwork • Warm-Up 5–7 Minutes
Science & Word Morphology
Prefix Code Breaker
Decode quantity & scale: mono-, di-, poly-, and macro-.
Name:
Date:
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The Prefix Cipher
Bank: One/Single • Two/Double • Many/Multiple • Large/Giant-scale
mono- Greek
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di- Greek
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poly- Greek
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macro- Greek
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Word Detective: Breakdown & Decode
Use the prefix clues to explain each term
A. Monologue mono- + logos (speech)
What is a monologue in a play or movie?
B. Dialogue di- + logos (speech)
How many people are speaking in a dialogue?
C. Polygon poly- + gon (angle)
What does polygon mean in geometry?
D. Macroeconomics macro- + economics
Does this study individual buyers or entire nations?
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Science Bridge: Biomolecules in Biology
Fill in the missing prefix
1
-mer
1 subunit
1
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2
-saccharide
2 sugar rings
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-mer
Many linked units
Folded
-molecule
Large biomolecule
Check: How are monomers and polymers related? Explain in one sentence:
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60-Second Challenge: Build a Word
Prefix Inventor
Combine one prefix (mono-, di-, poly-, or macro-) with a modern word to create a new term (e.g., "polytasker", "macrolunch").
Your Invented Word:
What It Means:
Prefix Code Breaker • Daily Launch Activity Key: mono- (1) • di- (2) • poly- (many) • macro- (large-scale)
