Global Warming and Climate Change word search, scramble and crossword

Global Warming and Climate Change word search, scramble and crossword puzzle

I made this global warming and climate change puzzle set for my 4th graders during our Earth science unit. The kids had heard the terms on TV but couldn't explain what they actually meant or how they were different. So I put together a word search, a word scramble, and a crossword using words like global warming, climate change, temperature, greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide, fossil fuels, melting, sea level, drought, flood, weather, atmosphere, pollution, and renewable. Nothing fancy — just puzzles to help the vocabulary make sense without scaring them.

The PDF is four pages. Three puzzles plus one answer key page. The word search works well for quiet time after recess. The scramble gets them talking because they argue about whether one hot summer means global warming is real. The crossword I use for partners. I added a couple simple thermometer and Earth drawings but nothing too busy.

Works for 4th through 5th grade. Print and go. Sometimes I have early finishers list two things people can do to help on the back. The kids actually ask for these now.