Sorting a Rigid Plastic Piece at the Recycling Exhibit
Use this printable hidden picture for a City Careers search-and-find activity for ages 13–17. Find 12 hidden objects, including Long-handled tongs, Rigid clear plastic piece and Sorting tray. Difficulty: hard (L4). Includes Color / Line art / Answer key. Use Line art for coloring. Check your finds with the Answer key. Browser printing can also save as PDF. Scene: Sorting a Rigid Plastic Piece at the Recycling Exhibit.
In a clean public demonstration area, a worker holds a rigid clear plastic sample with long tongs above a sorting tray. A student takes notes beside a recording table.
3-page print layout: 1. Color · 2. Line art · 3. Answer key. Choose Print, then your printer or Save as PDF. Choose page 2 to print just the line art. Free for personal and classroom use. No sign-up needed.
In a clean public demonstration area, a worker holds a rigid clear plastic sample with long tongs above a sorting tray. A student takes notes beside a recording table. A display cabinet contains a sample box and a pair of long-cuff display gloves, distinct from the worker's short work gloves.
Find twelve objects: long-handled tongs, rigid clear plastic piece, sorting tray, sample box, magnifier, record book, pencil, display gloves, small bench scale, empty collection pail, soft brush and information pouch. The pouch appears on the student's backpack. The plastic sample is drawn as a shallow box-shaped piece rather than a flat shard. Some labels are shortened.
Contains Chinese and English color, lineart and answer PNGs, each 1072 by 1620 pixels. Answer colors in order are red, cyan, blue, purple, green, pink, gold, lime, orange, violet-pink, yellow and teal. The worker's short gloves and other clothing remain white. Cyan marks the plastic sample without simulating optical transparency. Lineart simplifies materials and background detail and changes some apron lines. Source guidance is ages 13–17, L4; no child playtesting or exhaustive pixel-edge audit was performed.
Make it your own
Search on your own, compare discoveries with a partner, or color the line art after finding the objects. Keep the Answer key separate until you are ready to check.
Read the 12 object names together before searching. Say each word, look at its shape, and then find the matching object in the scene.
Object words and observation prompts for this puzzle
Word
Meaning or search cue
Say it
Long-handled tongs
Find the object named Long-handled tongs. Compare its outline and small details with the matching shape in the scene.
Say Long-handled tongs aloud. Can you describe its shape without pointing to it?
Rigid clear plastic piece
Find the object named Rigid clear plastic piece. Compare its outline and small details with the matching shape in the scene.
Say Rigid clear plastic piece aloud. Can you describe its shape without pointing to it?
Sorting tray
Find the object named Sorting tray. Compare its outline and small details with the matching shape in the scene.
Say Sorting tray aloud. Can you describe its shape without pointing to it?
Sample box
Find the object named Sample box. Compare its outline and small details with the matching shape in the scene.
Say Sample box aloud. Can you describe its shape without pointing to it?
Magnifier
Find the object named Magnifier. Compare its outline and small details with the matching shape in the scene.
Say Magnifier aloud. Can you describe its shape without pointing to it?
Record book
Find the object named Record book. Compare its outline and small details with the matching shape in the scene.
Say Record book aloud. Can you describe its shape without pointing to it?
Pencil
A writing or drawing tool with a solid core inside a casing.
Say Pencil aloud. Can you describe its shape without pointing to it?
Display gloves
Find the object named Display gloves. Compare its outline and small details with the matching shape in the scene.
Say Display gloves aloud. Can you describe its shape without pointing to it?
Small bench scale
Find the object named Small bench scale. Compare its outline and small details with the matching shape in the scene.
Say Small bench scale aloud. Can you describe its shape without pointing to it?
Empty collection pail
Find the object named Empty collection pail. Compare its outline and small details with the matching shape in the scene.
Say Empty collection pail aloud. Can you describe its shape without pointing to it?
Soft brush
Find the object named Soft brush. Compare its outline and small details with the matching shape in the scene.
Say Soft brush aloud. Can you describe its shape without pointing to it?
Information pouch
Find the object named Information pouch. Compare its outline and small details with the matching shape in the scene.
Say Information pouch aloud. Can you describe its shape without pointing to it?
Write a short list of the object names, or describe one find while a partner guesses the word. Then return to the picture and look for the next object. See the how-to-play guide for more ways to use the pages.
Printing tips for this puzzle
What is in the three pages?
Page 1 is Color for a picture search, page 2 is Line art for finding and coloring, and page 3 is the Answer key. Switching the preview above does not change this three-page print layout.
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Questions about this puzzle
How many objects are hidden in this puzzle?
There are 12 objects to find: Long-handled tongs, Rigid clear plastic piece, Sorting tray, Sample box, Magnifier, Record book, Pencil, Display gloves, Small bench scale, Empty collection pail, Soft brush, Information pouch. Use the separate Answer key when you are ready to check their locations.
What age is this puzzle for?
The suggested age is 13–17 years. Ages and difficulty are guides: choose a version that feels comfortable, and work together if helpful.
Can I print only the line art page?
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