General Knowledge Research Crosswords

General Knowledge

Research Crosswords

for 11-14 year olds

WRITTEN BY

RON SHAW

THE ACTIVITIES IN THIS BOOK ADDRESS MANY OUTCOMES IN THE SYLLABUS

General Knowledge Research Crosswords (for ages 11+)

Intelligent Australia Productions

First published in 2008 by Intelligent

Australia Productions

? Ron Shaw 2008

ISBN 978-0-9804341-4-9

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T ea ch ers N ot es

Our belief and philosophy at Intelligent Australia has always been that

KNOWLEDGE leads to UNDERSTANDING which leads to WISDOM

And what better way to bring knowledge to young learners than through the fun of

solving crosswords puzzles.

The puzzles in this book have been especially created to broaden students¡¯ general

knowledge by undertaking research.

Not all questions will call on the student¡¯s investigative techniques but a healthy

percentage of them will.

The following sources will prove very helpful in solving the clues

INTERNET, REFERENCE BOOKS, ATLAS, DICTIONARY, THESAURUS

Each puzzle ...

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is a 100% educational activity 

provides an educational challenge 

demands correct spelling 

helps build vocabulary



enriches general knowledge 

gives satisfaction and a sense of accomplishment when solved 

offers an opportunity for family members to work together 

Teachers may be assured that the puzzles here are appropriate for use by mainstream

students. While challenging even the most capable pupils they are suitable too for those

who may require a degree of assistance from a teacher (school) or parent (home).

There is no one correct way to make use of this book.

Some teachers may choose to spread the 20 puzzles over a year, allowing two weeks for

completion of each. Others may condense them into a semester (one per week).

Crosswords may be presented either as school-based or home-based tasks, or perhaps

they could be begun in class and completed at home.

It is suggested that each of the two-page puzzles be kept together in one place...

perhaps pasted in an activity or homework book.

Children love incentives. Consider having a class General Knowledge Champion, being

the student whose puzzle is the neatest and best each week.

In searching for solutions, students will usually find more information than they actually

require. There is space underneath each crossword for them to write about something

interesting they learnt (being something other than a clue¡¯s solution) and this could be

shared with the rest of the class.

Over 1 000 Gems of General Knowledge!

How many do you know?




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General Knowledge Research

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This Crossword contains one or more clues relating to each of these subjects:

Currency

Transport

Literary Figures

Health Word Types

Animals Famous Scientists Early Explorers

General Science

Countries of the World Ancient Civilisations

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