Third grade vocabulary word-CLEAVAGE!

[hrh_disney_queen]

"the tendency of a mineral to split easily along flat surfaces."



I had no idea..

 

[a1tinkfans]

What is this world coming too??????

 

[singingpixie]

Lol that was the favorite vocab word in my 8th grade Earth Science class.

 

[npmommie]

LOL
1. The act of splitting or cleaving.
2. The state of being split or cleft; a fissure or division.
3. Mineralogy. The splitting or tendency to split of a crystallized substance along definite crystalline planes, yielding smooth surfaces.
4. Embryology.
1. The series of mitotic cell divisions that produces a blastula from a fertilized ovum. It is the basis of the multicellularity of complex organisms. Also called segmentation.
2. Any single cell division in such a series.
5. Chemistry. The splitting of a complex molecule, such as a polysaccharide, into simpler molecules.
6. Informal. The hollow between a woman's breasts, especially as revealed by a low neckline.


I am sure the kids will get a giggle from the last one

 

[famofsix]

it is even funnier when it is double cleavage

 

[Hedy]

Lol that was the favorite vocab word in my 8th grade Earth Science class.

LOL, I was thinking the same thing.

 

[shenanigans]

Cleavage - good for all ages.

 

[rparmfamily]

Lmao!

 

[*BTMRR*]

I remember the giggles and snorts over that word in 9th grade Science class!

 

[disney1990]

If you think that is fun, wait until they learn the planets. LOL

 

[englishteacha]

My 7th graders get a kick out of cleavage...and Lake Titicaca.

 

[Anewman]

I remember that vocab word getting me in trouble... It was a proper sentence, I swear.