Discover the Properties of Metals With Teach Starter!

Are you on the hunt for printable resources to help you teach your students about the properties of matter? You’re in the right place! This year, we’re excited to help you plan and implement high quality science lessons with printable worksheets, puzzles, and games that align with the curriculum.

This resource download includes a printable crossword puzzle featuring the major vocabulary used in relation to the properties of metals. It is a great way to introduce or review academic vocabulary surrounding the concepts.Use this common properties of metals crossword puzzle everywhere your students put their knowledge to work! 

• Post-lesson summary
• Classroom science center activity
• Lesson warm-up
• Homework

We have included two versions of this crossword puzzle: one with a word bank for student reference and another without a word bank.

A Variety of Ways to Prepare This Resource

Because this resource includes an answer sheet, we recommend you print one copy of the entire file. Then, make photocopies of the blank worksheet for students to complete.  

You can also turn this teaching resource into a sustainable activity! Print a few copies on cardstock and slip them into dry-erase sleeves. Students can record their answers with a dry-erase marker, then erase and reuse. 

Additionally, project the worksheet onto a screen and work through it as a class by having students record their answers in their science notebooks.

Before You Download

Use the dropdown icon on the Download button to choose between the PDF or Google Slides version of this resource. An answer key is also included with this download.

This resource was created by Brittany Kellogg, a teacher in Ohio and Teach Starter collaborator.

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