This interactive game is a great way for students to practice, use, and sharpen their vocabulary and spelling skills.
Students will get clues about plastic pollution and try to solve the puzzle.
Teaching Tips
Positives
This game is fun activity that students can complete independently or in groups.
The clues provide enough context and a helpful picture that will enable students of various levels and abilities to be successful.
Additional Prerequisites
Students should understand how to complete a crossword puzzle.
This activity requires an Internet connection.
Differentiation
To make it harder, try projecting the game for the entire class and cover some of the hints or the picture.
To make it easier, you could add in a couple more letters and then project it for the class to work on together.
This resource would make a great activity after learning or reading about plastic pollution, so students can practice what they have learned.
This would be a fun competition for competitive students to see who can complete the puzzle successfully and the fastest.
This can be used as a time-filler, bell-ringer, "do now," or exit-ticket for almost any class.
Scientist Notes
The crossword has students fit in appropriate words to answer a set of questions on plastic, waste, recycling, and pollution. The resource is recommended for classroom use.
Standards
Common Core English Language Arts Standards (CCSS.ELA)
Language (K-12)
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.6.6 Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.6 Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.8.6 Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.