Properties of Matter crosspatch puzzle engages kids' critical thinking skills while consolidating spelling of science vocabulary. Use puzzle to support distance and blended learning, independent and differentiated learning environments. There are no letter hints.
Available as Google Slide™ and downloadable printable.
To solve the puzzle:
l. review the words below the crosspatch grid
2. fill in the blank spaces with the words; start with words with least/most number of letters
3. continue to fill in the blanks with words that share common letters, completing the puzzle
4. track progress by crossing off each word as the puzzle is completed
Three states of matter: liquids, solids and gases.
Properties of matter are the characteristics of matter and can include: color, mass/weight, texture (smooth, rough, soft), odor (stinky, acrid, sweet), size (small, large, big, small), sounds it makes (creaky, loud, noisy), whether matter sinks/floats.
Choice Board Activities
l. put words in alphabetical/reverse alphabetical order
2. get students to create their own puzzles (multiple choice, crossword, wordsearch)
3. have kids organize words into groups, remembering to give each group a name based on common characteristics) (e.g. color, texture, etc).
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