February Week 1 Crossword

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Across
  1. 3. The liquid part of blood that can be stored longer than whole blood.
  2. 4. John Glenn was the first American ______ to orbit the Earth.
  3. 6. The vital nutrient that peanuts put back into exhausted soil.
  4. 9. Andrew Beard’s invention that allowed train cars to lock automatically.
  5. 11. The curved path of an object flying through space.
  6. 13. A step-by-step set of rules or instructions for a computer.
  7. 15. The branch of chemistry that creates industrial products from crops.
  8. 16. The study and medical treatment of tumors and cancer.
  9. 17. The complex coordination of moving supplies, like in a blood bank.
Down
  1. 1. The "Human Computer" who checked NASA’s trajectories by hand.
  2. 2. George Washington Carver found over 300 uses for this plant.
  3. 5. A word describing someone who is persistent and never gives up.
  4. 7. The nickname of Dr. Ellis, the first Black PhD in Computer Science.
  5. 8. The doctor who pioneered the preservation of blood plasma.
  6. 10. The scientific study of animals and their behavior.
  7. 12. The study of the internal structure of the human body.
  8. 14. The branch of biology that deals with the form and structure of organisms.