Description
I use this crossword puzzle during our 6th-grade weather unit when we are learning about the weather instruments. This activity includes:
- ONE standards-based informational text about weather instruments
- ONE fun crossword puzzle that accompanies the text
- ONE answer key for easy teacher use
- ONE link to matching Quizlet flashcards for extra vocab practice
Key Vocabulary
- meteorologist
- forecast
- prediction
- thermometer
- temperature
- heat
- air mass
- hygrometer
- sling psychrometer
- barometer
- air pressure
- high air pressure
- low air pressure
- wind vane
- weather vane
- anemometer
- radar
- satellite imagery
- hurricanes
All you have to do is print, and the students can complete this on their own! I am a sixth-grade science teacher in South Carolina, and our students do not have access to science textbooks. I use these readings and crossword puzzles like a textbook for my students. I have students glue their graded work into their interactive notebooks... and then have the information to read and study!
My favorite way to use this puzzle is to include it with a KWL. I start class by having students create a KWL and add a few things they KNOW and WANT TO KNOW about weather tools. Then we complete the puzzle and reading. After the puzzle is complete, students add something that they learned to the LEARNED section of the KWL. This generally takes a full 55-minute class when combined with a warm-up! Other ideas - This could be the EXPLAIN or ELABORATE in a 5E inquiry learning cycle, a text used in a PBL activity, or as a science station! Also great for a substitute, emergency-plan, early-finishers, remediation, or homework!
When students finish the crossword, they could use these flashcards for extra vocabulary practice: https://quizlet.com/subject/weather-tools/
If you would like a digital version for distance learning, check out my digital puzzles! For each topic, I have a digital and printable crossword. Don't forget to leave a product review! Your feedback is incredibly valuable. TpT gives you credits each time you leave a review. You can use these credits for future purchases and save money!
Highlights
Description
I use this crossword puzzle during our 6th-grade weather unit when we are learning about the weather instruments. This activity includes:
- ONE standards-based informational text about weather instruments
- ONE fun crossword puzzle that accompanies the text
- ONE answer key for easy teacher use
- ONE link to matching Quizlet flashcards for extra vocab practice
Key Vocabulary
- meteorologist
- forecast
- prediction
- thermometer
- temperature
- heat
- air mass
- hygrometer
- sling psychrometer
- barometer
- air pressure
- high air pressure
- low air pressure
- wind vane
- weather vane
- anemometer
- radar
- satellite imagery
- hurricanes
All you have to do is print, and the students can complete this on their own! I am a sixth-grade science teacher in South Carolina, and our students do not have access to science textbooks. I use these readings and crossword puzzles like a textbook for my students. I have students glue their graded work into their interactive notebooks... and then have the information to read and study!
My favorite way to use this puzzle is to include it with a KWL. I start class by having students create a KWL and add a few things they KNOW and WANT TO KNOW about weather tools. Then we complete the puzzle and reading. After the puzzle is complete, students add something that they learned to the LEARNED section of the KWL. This generally takes a full 55-minute class when combined with a warm-up! Other ideas - This could be the EXPLAIN or ELABORATE in a 5E inquiry learning cycle, a text used in a PBL activity, or as a science station! Also great for a substitute, emergency-plan, early-finishers, remediation, or homework!
When students finish the crossword, they could use these flashcards for extra vocabulary practice: https://quizlet.com/subject/weather-tools/
If you would like a digital version for distance learning, check out my digital puzzles! For each topic, I have a digital and printable crossword. Don't forget to leave a product review! Your feedback is incredibly valuable. TpT gives you credits each time you leave a review. You can use these credits for future purchases and save money!
