Plants Crossword Puzzle

Learners read fourteen across-and-down clues and enter plant vocabulary into an intersecting grid. The clue set draws on several related ideas, including plant parts, resources needed for growth, and reproductive processes, so completing one entry can provide letters that support another. A second plant-puzzle page is present in the supplied file.
Year levels
Years 2–5
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Updated Jul 25, 2021

Subject
Earth Sciences, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Science
Topic
Plants
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Crosswords Puzzles
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Review plant structures, needs and growth with this two-page crossword. Students choose terms from the word bank using definition clues and crossing letters. The second page contains the completed puzzle for checking.

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Learning objectives

  • Recall vocabulary related to plant structures and growth

  • Use clue meaning and crossing letters together

  • Connect plant reproduction and needs with scientific terms

Teaching tips

  • Complete the most certain clues first so crossing letters support harder entries.

  • After filling the grid, have learners explain one term without rereading its clue.

Skills covered

  • Plant vocabulary — structures, needs, and processes are reviewed.

  • Clue solving — definitions are interpreted to retrieve terms.

  • Crossword reasoning — intersecting letters constrain word choices.

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  • Plants crossword

  • Plant vocabulary

  • Plant structures and growth

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