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Scholastic

Study Jams! Elements & Compounds

For Students 5th - 9th Standards
Compound class members' knowledge of elements and compounds with this delightful video clip! As the animated characters work on baking a birthday cake, they reveal that elements are simple substances that can be combined to form...
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Lesson Plan
Literacy Design Collaborative

"Masque of the Red Death" - Symbolism and the Development of an Allegory

For Teachers 7th Standards
Analyze chunks of Masque of the Red Death to determine Edgar Allan Poe's use of symbolism and development of allegory. Readers learn new vocabulary words, answer comprehension questions, and identify symbols throughout the story. They...
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Royal Society of Chemistry

Noble Gases

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
It is best to avoid jokes about noble gases; they get no reaction. Scholars match the noble gases to their symbols and uses. Then they solve three gridlock puzzles reviewing the material while applying some simple logic.
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Royal Society of Chemistry

Elements 1

For Students 6th - 12th
The periodic table can be a little overwhelming to young scientists. Meet your class' worries head on by introducing the table in a game. Individuals test their knowledge of the names and symbols of common elements, then use deductive...
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Worksheet
T. Trimpe

Atomic Basics

For Students 7th - 12th Standards
Get down to basics with these worksheets on the structure of atoms. Challenging young chemists to identify information from the periodic table and create Bohr diagrams and Lewis dot structures for different elements, this resource would...
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Curated OER

Why and How Atoms Combine

For Students 9th - 12th
Here is a top-notch handout to supply your chemistry class with. It covers valence electrons, Lewis diagrams, the octet rule, and more! Technically it is less of a worksheet than a detailed explanation of these chemical bonding concepts....
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Countdown Challenge

For Students 5th - 7th
In this countdown challenge activity, students find the 10 common elements from the human body, earth's crust, and ancient times and color code them. Students fill the atomic number of the elements in a given periodic table.
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Organizer
Curated OER

Periodic Table

For Students 6th - 8th
In this periodic table worksheet, students use the periodic table to complete the chart with the given elements. Students fill in the atomic number, atomic mass number, protons, neutrons, and electrons.
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PPT
Curated OER

Periodic Table of Elements

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Each of these 111 slides gives the details of one element. The U.S. conventional name, symbol, atomic number and mass, melting point and the boiling point are listed. There are no other details or activities, so this could be used as...
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Organizer
Curated OER

Atomic Structure

For Students 9th - 12th
For this elements worksheet, students complete a graphic organizer by filling in the element symbol, atomic number, atomic mass, and the number of protons, electrons, and neutrons. Then students complete 2 short answer questions.
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Fun Brain

Fun Brain: Periodic Table Game

For Students 9th - 10th
Do you know your elements and symbols? Test your knowledge of Earth's elements with this interactive Periodic Table of Elements game.
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Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

Jefferson Lab: Periodic Elements Memorization Game

For Students 9th - 10th
How much do you know about the chemical elements? This game will challenge you with questions about chemical symbols, names and atomic numbers.
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Handout
Chem4kids

Chem4 Kids: Element List

For Students 9th - 10th
Site provides the first 18 elements found in the Periodic Table. Click on an element to discover where it is found and what it's characteristics are.
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Activity
Quia

Quia: Chemical Elements and Their Symbols

For Students 9th - 10th
Practice site for memorizing element abbreviations.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Practice Science Questions: Periodic Table

For Students 9th - 10th
Test your knowledge of the elements' symbols with this quiz.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Practice Science Answers: Periodic Table

For Students 1st - 9th
Find the answers to the elements' symbols quiz on this page.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Elements of Literacy

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this flipchart students will use the symbols of the chemical elements to form words. The students will improve their functional literacy and critical thinking skills. Students will also increase...
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Activity
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

Jefferson Lab: Element Crossword Puzzles Easy Symbols [Pdf]

For Students 6th - 8th
Find out what you know about elements by completing this crossword puzzle! This puzzle focuses on elements with easy symbols.
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Activity
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

Jefferson Lab: Element Crossword Puzzle Strange Symbols [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out what you know about elements by completing this crossword puzzle! This puzzle focuses on elements that have strange symbols.