Defense Mode

This word search focuses on the defensive traits that dinosaurs may have used to survive in their environments. Students will search for words like “hiding,” “camouflage,” “scrambling,” and “shielding,” which represent different survival strategies. Additional terms such as “mimicking,” “warning,” and “herding” highlight both individual and group defensive tactics. By completing this puzzle, learners can understand how dinosaurs adapted to threats and how these behaviors are still seen in modern animals.

This activity expands students’ vocabulary by introducing words related to survival and defense mechanisms. Searching for these terms strengthens spelling and reading comprehension while improving pattern recognition skills. The puzzle also encourages students to think critically about how animals, both extinct and living, use defensive strategies. Additionally, it fosters curiosity about natural selection and evolutionary biology.

Word List: Hiding, Camouflage, Running, Screeching, Herding, Huddling, Sneaking, Climbing, Stiffening, Warning, Shielding, Scrambling, Darting, Ducking, Mimicking.