For the upper elementary and middle school teacher, this unique resource offers 150 science puzzle activities ranging from word scrambles, word searches and categorizing, to variations on crosswords and min-problems solvers to help you add challenge and humor to instruction while keeping lessons moving at a steady pace. With puzzles like theses, you can present science in a light-hearted manner, give a break from the daily routine, and provide and intrinsic motivator. Students feel good when they solve a puzzle.
And to make your job even easier, Science Puzzler! Is printed in a big spiral-bound format for easy photocopying and is organized into the three science areas and sections listed here along with a complete answer key at the end for easy access.
Life Science

• The Cell
• Genetics
• Evolution
• Plants
• Invertebrates
• Vertebrates
• Human Skeleton
• Human Body Systems
• Health and Human Diseases
• Ecology

Physical Science

• Energy
• Sound
• Light
• Electricity/Magnetism
• Matter
• Atomic Structure
• Chemistry
• Heat
• Force and Motion
• Potpourri

Earth Science

• Minerals
• Rocks
• Weathering and Erosion
• Earth Features
• Fossils
• Meteorology
• Oceanography
• Nonrenewable Energy Sources
• Renewable Energy Sources
• Astronomy

You'll find these activities ideal for introducing a new topic, reviewing a lesson, awarding extra credit, or providing some fun following a lesson or tests. They offer a flexible, enjoyable and meaningful way to build student's knowledge of basic science terminology and concepts.