DrCreelScience

This product is a no-prep digital informational text, crossword puzzle, and self-grading quiz designed for middle-school science students. Use the text, puzzle, and quiz together or separately, depending on what works best for your classroom! Here is a video tutorial for students to help them navigate the Google Sheets crossword puzzle! Everything from this product is also included in the Weather Instruments DINB. WEATHER INSTRUMENTS CROSSWORD AND READINGONE informational text appropriate fo

I use this crossword puzzle to introduce the following vocabulary terms: qualitative observation, inference, and prediction. We read the text as a class and highlight important definitions. We discuss examples of each term found in the classroom. Then, students complete the crossword puzzle either individually or with a table-partner. All of the answers can be found in the text. This is a great lesson early in the year or for a substitute. I recommend following this activity with an instructiona

Reinforce your teaching with this digital science packet on STORMS. Students read an informational text on storms and then use the text as a reference when completing a digital crossword puzzle on Google Sheets. The reading focuses on essential vocabulary and explains the content in detail. The text is editable, so you can add or remove information as needed. The text, puzzle, and quiz can be used together or separately depending on what works best for your classroom! Here is a video tutoria

Reinforce your teaching with this digital science packet on Local Climate Factors. Students read an informational text on Local Climate Factors and then use the text as a reference when completing a digital crossword puzzle on Google Sheets. The reading focuses on essential vocabulary and explains the content in detail. The text is editable, so you can add or remove information as needed. The text, puzzle, and quiz can be used together or separately depending on what works best for your class