Solar Energy Word Search, Scramble and Crossword Puzzle

I made this solar energy puzzle set for my Year 4 and 5 students during our renewable energy unit. The kids knew the sun was hot but had no idea how we turn sunlight into electricity. So I put together a word search, a word scramble, and a crossword using words like panel, photovoltaic, cell, array, inverter, grid, off-grid, storage, thermal, azimuth, irradiance, net metering, solar farm, and peak sun. Nothing fancy — just puzzles to help the vocabulary make sense.

The PDFs are six pages. Three puzzles, each with its own answer key page. The word search works well for quiet time after break. The scramble gets them talking because they argue over how a solar panel actually works. The crossword I use for partners. I added a couple simple sun and panel drawings but nothing too busy.

Works for Years 3 to 6. Print and go. Sometimes I have early finishers name three things that could run on solar power on the back. The kids actually ask for these now.