Download and print this free photosynthesis word search — 15 hidden words following a plant’s ENERGY from SUNLIGHT to GLUCOSE, with the LEAF and CHLOROPLAST doing all the work. It’s a free PDF with the answer key included, sized for standard printer paper and ready for life-science unit starters, lab-day warm-ups, or homework practice on plant biology.
The word list is easy-to-medium: LEAF, WATER and PLANT are quick finds, while CHLOROPHYLL, CHLOROPLAST and STOMATA stretch the search further. It works from about grade 5 up, and pairs nicely with a lesson on how plants turn SUNLIGHT into food.
The 15 Words in This Puzzle
Follow the process step by step: SUNLIGHT hits the CHLOROPHYLL inside a CHLOROPLAST, CARBON and WATER combine through a REACTION, and OXYGEN and GLUCOSE come out the other side. Here’s the full word bank you’ll be hunting for:
- CARBON
- CHLOROPHYLL
- CHLOROPLAST
- ENERGY
- GLUCOSE
- GROWTH
- LEAF
- NUTRIENT
- OXYGEN
- PIGMENT
- PLANT
- REACTION
- STOMATA
- SUNLIGHT
- WATER