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Space Crossword Puzzles

Here are 2 free printable space themed crossword puzzles.

These fun space worksheets are perfect for 5th or 6th grade students who are learning about space in Science class.

It’s a fun way for students to review outer space vocabulary and some space facts.

Difficulty Level

The puzzles were designed for kids in grades 5 or 6.

The first crossword has 12 different clues to solve, with the second puzzle having 16. That’s a total of of 28 space vocabulary words.

screenshot of space themed crossword puzzle with 12 words down or across

Fun Spelling Activity for 5th & 6th Graders

These crossword puzzles are not only a good way to work on space vocabulary but also help with spelling.

In fact most of the words used in the puzzles are from the space themed 6th grade spelling list, with a bunch more from the space themed list of the grade 5 spelling words.

screenshot of space themed crossword puzzle with 16 words down or across

Printable Space Crossword Puzzle

The space themed crossword puzzles can be downloaded free below. The 3 page pdf includes 2 puzzles and an answer sheet.

The answer sheet includes an optional word bank that can be used if desired.

More Fun Word Puzzles

This is Day 6 of 10 of a printable word puzzles for kids series. All of the puzzles are free to download.

Here are some more free printables with a space theme:

Space Crossword Answer Key

Here is the answer key for the first space crossword puzzle:

Space crossword puzzle #1 answer key.

Down:

1 – SATELLITE
2 – URANUS
3 – ATMOSPHERE
4 – ASTEROIDS
5 – METEOR
7 – COMET

Across:

1 – STAR
3 – APOLLO
6 – CONSTELLATION
8 – JUPITER
9 – NEPTUNE
10 – SATURN

And here is the answer key for the 2nd space crossword puzzle:

Space crossword puzzle #2 answer key.

Down:

2 – SPACECRAFT
3 – SUN
4 – MOON
7 – HORIZON
9 – LAUNCH
10 – UNIVERSE
11 – AXIS
12 – SYSTEM

Across:

1 – ASTRONOMY
5 – MARS
6 – CORONA
8 – EXPLORATION
11 – ASTRONAUT
13 – VENUS
14 – MERCURY
15 – STRATOSPHERE