conservation

/ˌkɑnsə(ɹ)ˈveɪʃən/noun
Middle School
1

The act of preserving, guarding, or protecting; the keeping (of a thing) in a safe or entire state; preservation.

2

Wise use of natural resources.

3

The discipline concerned with protection of biodiversity, the environment, and natural resources

4

Genes and associated characteristics of biological organisms that are unchanged by evolution, for example similar or identical nucleic acid sequences or proteins in different species descended from a common ancestor

5

The protection and care of cultural heritage, including artwork and architecture, as well as historical and archaeological artifacts

6

lack of change in a measurable property of an isolated physical system (conservation of energy, mass, momentum, electric charge, subatomic particles, and fundamental symmetries)

Sound Patterns & Rhymes

Rhymes

Words that share the same ending sound pattern

Alliteration

Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)

Assonance

Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing

Consonance

Words sharing similar consonant sound patterns — adds texture and cohesion to writing