Rachel Carson Word Search
This Rachel Carson word search hides 12 words on a 15×15 grid — the life, work, and legacy of a famous figure. Trace each one with a finger or mouse and it locks in as soon as the whole word is covered. No signup, no download.
Words to find: SILENTSPRING, MARINEBIOLOGY, ECOLOGY, PESTICIDES, OCEAN, CONSERVATION, WRITING, SCIENCE, NATURE, ENVIRONMENT, AUTHOR, BIOLOGIST.
Found words stay highlighted, so the grid gets easier to read as you go and the final few tend to fall quickly.
Rachel Carson word list, defined
- ECOLOGY /iˈkɒlədʒi/ (UK), /iˈkɑːlədʒi/ (US) · noun
- The branch of biology that deals with the relationships of living organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings. More broadly, the study of or concern with the interaction of people, institutions, or things within a system. Related: environmental science, bionomics, natural science.
- PESTICIDES /ˈpɛstɪsaɪdz/ · noun
- Chemical substances or biological agents used to control harmful organisms, such as insects, weeds, fungi, rodents, or other pests, especially in agriculture, public health, and gardening. Related: insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, crop-protection chemicals.
- OCEAN /ˈoʊʃən/ · noun
- A very large expanse of seawater covering much of the Earth, forming interconnected bodies of water conventionally identified as the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic, and Southern oceans. The word can also refer figuratively to a vast, boundless quantity or expanse of something. Related: sea, main, deep, waters.
- CONSERVATION /ˌkɒnsəˈveɪʃən/ (UK); /ˌkɑːnsərˈveɪʃən/ (US) · noun
- The protection, preservation, and careful management of natural resources, wildlife, or the environment; also the action of keeping something from being wasted, damaged, or lost. Related: preservation, protection, conservancy, safeguarding.
- WRITING /ˈraɪtɪŋ/ · noun and verb
- As a noun, writing means the activity or skill of putting language into written form, or the written work produced by that activity. As a verb, it is the present participle of write, referring to the act of recording words, ideas, or information in written form. Related: composition, prose, script, copy.
- SCIENCE /ˈsaɪəns/ · noun
- The systematic study of the natural or physical world through observation, experimentation, and logical reasoning. It can also refer more broadly to any organized field of knowledge or to the body of knowledge produced by scientific study. Related: knowledge, learning, research, scholarship.
- NATURE /ˈneɪtʃər/ · noun
- The natural world, including its landscapes, plants, animals, and physical processes. By extension, it refers to a person’s or thing’s inherent character, qualities, or essential nature. Related: character, essence, disposition, scope.
- ENVIRONMENT /ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt/ · noun
- The surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates; also, the natural world as a whole, especially as affected by human activity. Related: surroundings, setting, milieu, habitat.
- AUTHOR /ˈɔːθər/ · noun
- A person who writes a book, article, or other text; more broadly, the creator or originator of any work or idea. Related: writer, creator, originator, composer.
- BIOLOGIST /baɪˈɒlədʒɪst/ · noun
- A scientist who studies living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, evolution, and interactions with their environment. Related: life scientist, naturalist, biological scientist, zoologist.
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