What Is a Fossil Crossword Puzzle?
A fossil crossword puzzle is a regular crossword puzzle. The thing that makes it different is that all the questions and answers are related, in some way, to the subject of fossils.
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Usage
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Use fossil crosswords to help diversify teaching. Fossil crossword puzzles are often used as a method for educating children in the subject of fossils. Crosswords puzzles teach children about a subject without using the standard classroom techniques. A fossil crossword puzzle can be tailored to educate children of all ages. All that is required is for the difficulty to match the ability of the children.
Availability
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Fossil study is a vast subject. There are many fossil crossword puzzles in workbooks and on websites. Some websites, like surfnetkids, have an array of facts along with a fossil crossword at the end to test what the student has learned.
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Make Your Own
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Invent your own to accommodate your lesson. Not all available crossword puzzles, online or in books, will always cater to a particular area. Using some simple online applications like Crossword Puzzle Games or Armored Penguin Crossword Puzzle Maker, the teacher can easily create fossil-related questions.
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References
- Photo Credit crossword image by cherie from Fotolia.com school room image by Alfonso d'Agostino from Fotolia.com fossile image by robert casacci from Fotolia.com pen in hand and crossword image by Nikolai Sorokin from Fotolia.com
