In this activity, students use the clues provided to help them fill in the blanks in the crossword
puzzle. Across clues refer to boxes that are horizontal while down clues refer to boxes that are
vertical. This activity can be photocopied and passed out to students to do individually or in
pairs. Alternatively, the teacher can draw the crossword puzzle on the black board and read the
clues aloud so that larger groups of students can work together. (Correct answers are on page
4 )

Clues Across:

1. Green, Hawksbill and Leatherback Turtles are found in the _______ Islands. (7 letters)
2. Taking more than the resource can sustain is called ______________. (14 letters)
3. _____ Turtles eat mostly sea grass. (5 letters)
4. Sharks sometimes ___ turtles. (3 letters)
5. Leatherback turtles can die from accidentally eating _______. (7 letters)
6. Dogs, pigs, goannas and ______ are all threats to turtle nests. (6 letters)
7. Turtles that accidentally get caught by tuna boats are called _______. (7 letters)
8. Turtles return to nest on the same _____ where they hatched. (5 letters)
9. Turtles need to bury their eggs in the ____. (4 letters)
10. Leatherback turtles only nest on _________ beaches. (9 letters)
11. Turtles, snakes, and goannas are all ________. (8 letters)
12. A nest of turtle eggs is called a ______. (6 letters)
13. When the very last one of a kind of animal dies, that kind of animal is _______. (7
letters)

Clues Down:

1. When turtles swim long distances across the ocean, it is called__________. (9 letters)
2. Turtles usually come up to nest at _____. (5 letters)
3. Looking after your resources so that they will not run out is called ________. (12
letters)
4. Hotter nest temperature means more _______ will hatch. (7 letters)
5. Pacific leatherback turtles are _________ _________. (2 words, 10 letters each)
6. ___________ can spoil turtles nests. (8 letters)
7. Female marine turtles only come out of the sea to lay their _____. (4 letters)
8. This kind of turtle eats jellyfish. (11 letters)
9. Cooler nest ____________ will mean more male turtles will hatch. (11 letters)
10. Turtle eggs take about ___ months to hatch. (3 letters)
11. Scientists and turtle monitors attach metal tags to a turtle’s _______ to help identify
them. (7 letters)
12. Increasing human population is a big ______ to turtles. (6 letters)
13. Globally, marine turtle population numbers are in rapid _________. (7 letters)