Bobcats! Word Search

Grades3, 4, 5, 6, 7Science, English Language Arts

Provided by Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection

What it is

This worksheet provides basic information about bobcats, such as the origin of their name, a physical description, their diet, and their daily activity, concluding with a word search featuring terms from the reading.
Students will also learn how government policy benefited bobcat populations and how to act when they encounter a bobcat.

Positives

The grid format in the word search helps students keep track of the letters.
The word search and the reading fit on the same page, saving teachers from printing multiple pages for students.

Additional Prerequisites

Students with dyslexia may find the word search difficult. Teachers may need to have an additional activity on hand.
Students should know the terms ambush, territory, and prey before they read.

Differentiation

Teachers can show students how to report a bobcat sighting in their area.
During social studies, students can discuss why the government would make laws to protect bobcats and research other policies put in place to protect animal populations.
In language arts, students can use the descriptive details in the reading to practice the use of imagery in poems about bobcats.
Students can create food webs for local ecosystems, highlighting the bobcat's niche.
Teachers can lead students in a discussion about the impact of human actions on bobcat populations.

There is no climate science to review in this resource.

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Grades: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Subjects: Science, English Language Arts
Other types: Worksheets
Format: PDF
Language: English
Location: North America, North America > United States, North America > United States > Connecticut
Provider: Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Authors: Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Published: May 22, 2024
Last updated: July 16, 2026
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Standards alignment · D2.Civ.3.6-8 + 10 more

College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Standards

D2.Civ.3.6-8Examine the origins, purposes, and impact of constitutions, laws, treaties, and international agreements.
D2.Civ.8.6-8Analyze ideas and principles contained in the founding documents of the United States, and explain how they influence the social and political system.
D2.Civ.11.6-8Differentiate among procedures for making decisions in the classroom, school, civil society, and local, state, and national government in terms of how civic purposes are intended.
D2.Civ.12.3-5Explain how rules and laws change society and how people change rules and laws.
D2.Civ.13.3-5Explain how policies are developed to address public problems.

Common Core English Language Arts Standards (CCSS.ELA)

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.3.3Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.4Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 3 topic or subject area.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.4.2Determine the main idea of a text and explain how it is supported by key details; summarize the text.

Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)

MS-LS2-2.Construct an explanation that predicts patterns of interactions among organisms across multiple ecosystems.
MS-LS2-5.Evaluate competing design solutions for maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem services.
5-ESS3-1.Obtain and combine information about ways individual communities use science ideas to protect the Earth’s resources and environment.