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This 28-word word search helps students in Grades 2–4 learn about materials and how light passes through them. Hidden words include frosted glass, clear water, stained glass, and sunglasses, representing transparent, translucent, and opaque materials. Use it as a science vocabulary warm-up during a unit on light and materials, or as a hands-on activity to reinforce classroom experiments.

Subject:
Science
Topic:
Physics
Grade Level:
2nd – 4th Grades
Updated April 2022

Word List

  • TRANSLUCENT
  • TRANSPARENT
  • OPAQUE
  • VISIBLE
  • LIGHT
  • TRANSMIT
  • REFLECT
  • ABSORB
  • FROSTEDGLASS
  • EYEGLASSES
  • CONCRETE
  • WOODENDOOR
  • SHEERCURTAINS
  • COLOREDBALLOONS
  • ROCKS
  • AIR
  • CARDBOARD
  • SUNGLASSES
  • STAINEDGLASS
  • CLEARWATER
  • PLASTIC
  • ALUMINUMFOIL
  • PAPERTOWEL
  • STEEL
  • BASKETBALL
  • TISSUEPAPER
  • LIGHTBULB
  • CLINGWRAP

How to Use This Word Search

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