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This 15-word animal energy word search introduces students in Grades 3–5 to how plants and animals obtain and use energy. Hidden words include photosynthesis, food chain, food web, digestive system, and ecosystem, connecting nutrition to energy flow across living systems. Use it as a unit-review activity, a sub-plan worksheet, or adapt it as a template for related life-science topics.

Subject:
Science
Topic:
Biology
Grade Level:
3rd – 5th Grades
Updated January 2026

Word List

  • FOOD
  • ENERGY
  • HUNGER
  • OXIDIZER
  • DIGESTIVESYSTEM
  • PHOTOSYNTHESIS
  • HYDROPONICPLANT
  • HEALTHYFOOD
  • UNHEALTHYFOOD
  • SUNSHINE
  • PLANTS
  • ANIMALS
  • ECOSYSTEM
  • FOODCHAIN
  • FOODWEB

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