Help Grade 5 science students master ocean features and the ocean floor—trenches, ridges, the continental shelf, and seamounts with this print-and-go crossword pack. Three differentiated versions (V1, V2, and V3) make it simple to adapt for review, practice, or enrichment, and a complete teacher answer key follows each puzzle.

What students practice

• V1 (10 answers, with word bank): ocean, floor, trench, ridge, shelf, slope, plain, island, deep, and mount
• V2 (10 answers, with word bank): continental, seamount, abyssal, canyon, rift, atoll, basin, margin, valley, and channel
• V3 (12 answers, no word bank): mid ocean, hydrothermal, vent, bathymetry, mariana, guyot, fracture, abyssal plain, continental slope, mapping, profile, and depth

Students read Across and Down clues and write one letter in each box (spaces are omitted in multi-word grid answers).

What’s included (6 pages)

• V1 crossword + answer key (10 answers) — grid, Across/Down clues, and a word bank on the student page; the answer key is the next page
• V2 crossword + answer key (10 answers) — grid, Across/Down clues, and a word bank on the student page; the answer key is the next page
• V3 crossword + answer key (12 answers) — grid and Across/Down clues on the student page (no word bank); the answer key is the next page
• Name, date, and class lines on every student page
• 6-page printable PDF (US Letter, 8.5 × 11 inches) — print and go, no prep

How to use it in class

• Science warm-ups and centers
• Differentiated independent practice, early finishers, or homework
• Vocabulary review or a quick formative check before a lab or investigation
• Sub plans — print and go

Content is aligned to the Virginia 2018 Grade 5 Science Standards of Learning.

At a glance

• Grade: 5
• Subject: Science
• Pages: 6 (US Letter printable PDF)
• Standards: Virginia SOL-aligned
• Format: Instant digital download after purchase