Scholastic
Study Jams! Elements & Compounds
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...
Literacy Design Collaborative
"Masque of the Red Death" - Symbolism and the Development of an Allegory
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...
Royal Society of Chemistry
Noble Gases
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.
Royal Society of Chemistry
Elements 1
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...
T. Trimpe
Atomic Basics
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...
Curated OER
Why and How Atoms Combine
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....
Curated OER
Countdown Challenge
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.
Curated OER
Periodic Table
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.
Curated OER
Periodic Table of Elements
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...
Curated OER
Atomic Structure
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.
Fun Brain
Fun Brain: Periodic Table Game
Do you know your elements and symbols? Test your knowledge of Earth's elements with this interactive Periodic Table of Elements game.
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
Jefferson Lab: Periodic Elements Memorization Game
How much do you know about the chemical elements? This game will challenge you with questions about chemical symbols, names and atomic numbers.
Chem4kids
Chem4 Kids: Element List
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.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Practice Science Questions: Periodic Table
Test your knowledge of the elements' symbols with this quiz.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Practice Science Answers: Periodic Table
Find the answers to the elements' symbols quiz on this page.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Elements of Literacy
[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...
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
Jefferson Lab: Element Crossword Puzzles Easy Symbols [Pdf]
Find out what you know about elements by completing this crossword puzzle! This puzzle focuses on elements with easy symbols.
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
Jefferson Lab: Element Crossword Puzzle Strange Symbols [Pdf]
Find out what you know about elements by completing this crossword puzzle! This puzzle focuses on elements that have strange symbols.