Explore space Word Search
Twelve space words to spot across, down and diagonally. Use the word list as a starting point for a science conversation.
- 14 × 14 grid
- 12 words
- Medium · forward diagonals
- 2 pages with answers
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How to use this word search
Across, down and diagonally, forwards only. Circle each complete word and cross it off the list. Letters may belong to more than one word.
Start with MOON or STAR to become familiar with the grid, then try GALAXY, METEOR and NEPTUNE. Every listed term has a marked path in the answer key. The puzzle is a vocabulary activity; it does not explain the astronomy behind each term.
After the activity
Pick one object to research in a book or a trusted science resource. Describe the difference between an object, such as a planet, and a path, such as an orbit.
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