North Carolina 5th Grade Science Teachers, this is for you! This bundle includes 6 Crossword Puzzles aligned with the new 2023 NC Standard Course of Study Science Standards (implemented Fall 2024)! These are perfect for practicing all of those tricky vocabulary words. Use as morning work, early finisher work or homework... These are even great for sub plan packets! Answer Keys included!

Puzzle Topics and Vocabulary Words included:

• Weather

  • Weather, Climate, Hurricane, Forecast, Cloud, Gulfstream, Meteorologist, Season, Precipitation, Condensation, Evaporation, Transpiration, Anemometer, Hygrometer, Wind Vane, Thermometer, Rain Gauge, Barometer

• Ecosystems

  • Producer, Consumer, Decomposer, Abiotic, Biotic, Ecosystem, Food Chain, Food Web, Population, Habitat, Aquatic, Terrestrial, Estuary, Ocean, Lake, Pond, Grassland, Forest

• Human Body Systems

  • Cell, Tissue, Organ, Tissue, Organ System, Organism, Skeletal, Muscular, Circulatory, Respiratory, Digestive, Nervous, Voluntary, Involuntary, Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide

• Heredity and Genetics

  • Genetics, Heredity, Trait, Gene, Inherited Traits, Acquired Traits, Instinct, Learned Behavior, Generations, Offspring

• Forces and Motion

  • Force, Motion, Friction, Gravity, Speed, Distance, Balanced Forces, Unbalanced Forces, Mass, Increasing, Decreasing

• Properties of Matter

  • Matter, Mass, Solid, Liquid, Gas, Chemical Change, Physical Change, Weight, Conductor, Insulator, Dissolve

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