Scientific method and lab safety word search: word search for Grade 8, page 1 preview

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Scientific method and lab safety word search · Grade 8

Find 13 words about scientific method and lab safety hidden across, down, diagonally and backwards in a 13-by-13 grid. Builds topic vocabulary, spelling and careful scanning.

Grade 8 · ages 13 to 14
Medium
15 to 20 minutes
1 page
Free

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The words to find

Directions: Find each word in the grid and draw a ring around it. Words go across, down and diagonally, forwards and backwards. Tick each word when you find it.

Find these 13 words · Directions:
BIAS
CONCLUSION
CONSTANT
CONTROL
FUME HOOD
GOGGLES
HYPOTHESIS
INDEPENDENT
INFERENCE
OBSERVATION
PEER REVIEW
THEORY
VARIABLE

What your child practices

Your child builds topic vocabulary, spelling and careful scanning. The skill is “Plan a fair test”: predict first, change one variable at a time, keep the others the same and compare what you observe.

Grades and ages: Grade 8, ages 13 to 14
Time: About 15 to 20 minutes
Subject: Science
Level: Medium for Grade 8
Answer key: Yes, for grown-ups who sign in
Printing: 1 page, US Letter or A4, low-ink option
Updated: October 15, 2026

How to use it

Look over the word list together before the search begins. Cross each word off the list as it is found. It is pitched at the expected level for Grade 8, for practice after the skill has been taught.

An answer key comes with it as a separate page that grown-ups download after signing in.

Tip for grown-ups: Read the word list aloud first and talk about any word that is new.

Done on paper? A grown-up can record it on the child's page in PlayOwl; downloading alone doesn't count as finished.