Overfishing

crossword puzzleOverfishing Crossword Puzzle

Create your own overfishing puzzle! Using the information that you learned in this topic, create a crossword puzzle that includes clues about overfishing and the human impact on the fish stock. Make sure to include at least fifteen clues about the following items:

  • The fishing industry
  • Overfishing
  • Fish stock sustainability

Your crossword puzzle should be at least 50 x 50 squares and should thoroughly cover the content from this topic. Each clue should be clearly written and should be descriptive enough so that someone solving the puzzle could guess the clue if they studied this topic's content about overfishing. Before you begin, access the Overfishing Crossword Puzzle Checklist to make sure you have included all of the needed items required for full credit.

Options to create your crossword puzzle include the following:

  1. Hand-draw the assignment on graph paper or another lined paper and then take a picture of it.
  2. Hand-draw the assignment on graph paper or another lined paper and then scan it.
  3. Utilize a paint, graphics, word processing, or another type of software to create the puzzle.
  4. Utilize an online crossword puzzle generator, like the Discovery Education™ Puzzlemaker. Use the prompts provided by the generator to develop your puzzle.

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Once you have completed your crossword puzzle, please submit your work to the dropbox.