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Find these words
Ten words sample four branches of science at once — physics (ATOM, FORCE, ENERGY), biology (BRAIN, CELL), earth and space science (STAR, EARTH, ROCKET), and two general-science words (LAB, ROBOT) that could belong to almost any unit. LAB is the shortest word in the grid at three letters, while ROCKET and ENERGY run longer, so students get a mix of quick, easy finds and a couple of real searches. It works well as a broad preview before students specialize into any one science topic, rather than as a deep dive into a single discipline.
Open a science unit before students specialize by asking them to puzzle out where ROBOT or LAB even fits among the physics, biology, and space words on the list.