🔬 Part 1: Find the Cell Vocabulary

Directions: Find and circle each word in the grid. Words may go across, down, forward, or backward. In the grid, spaces are removed from two-word terms.

Word Bank: CELL, NUCLEUS, CYTOPLASM, CELL MEMBRANE, MITOCHONDRIA, RIBOSOME, VACUOLE, CHLOROPLAST, CELL WALL, DNA, ORGANELLE

C E L L A B C D E F G H I J K

P N Q R S T U V W X Y Z A B C

D U E C Y T O P L A S M N M O

P C Q E N A R B M E M L L E C

C L D E F G H I J K L M N I O

H E I J K R I B O S O M E T U

L U A B V A C U O L E F G C H

O S A B C D E F G H I J K H L

R A B C D C E L L W A L L O P

O A B C D E F G H D N A M N O

P A B O R G A N E L L E C D E

L B C D E F G H I J K L M R N

A B C D E F G H I J K L M I O

S B C D E F G H I J K L M A O

T B C D E F G H I J K L M T O

✏️ Part 2: Explain the Vocabulary

Choose three terms from the word bank. Write what each cell structure does. Use complete sentences and precise scientific vocabulary.

Science and Language Connection: Use context to determine the meaning of scientific terms (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.6-8.4) and write an informative explanation with relevant details (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.WHST.6-8.2d).

✅ Part 3: Answer Key

Locations are listed as start and end coordinates. Rows are numbered from top to bottom, and columns from left to right.

CELL: R1 C1–C4, across

NUCLEUS: R2 C2–R8 C2, down

CYTOPLASM: R3 C4–C12, across

CELL MEMBRANE: R4 C15–C4, backward across

MITOCHONDRIA: R3 C14–R14 C14, down

RIBOSOME: R6 C6–C13, across

VACUOLE: R7 C5–C11, across

CHLOROPLAST: R5 C1–R15 C1, down

CELL WALL: R9 C6–C13, across

DNA: R10 C10–C12, across

ORGANELLE: R11 C4–C12, across