Chemistry Games

Supporting student cross talk about chemistry concepts is one of my main goals as an educator. I developed and modified the following games and activities to create more opportunities for students to work through problems and explain their thinking to peers in fun and engaging ways. 

Peace Atomic Card Game

Peace Atomic

Card Game

 Played like the typical card game "war," Peace helps students solidify their understanding of  atomic #, mass #, charge, and isotopes

Guess Who e- configuration Periodic Table

e Configuration Guess Who!

Working in pairs or trios students test each other's electron configuration skills in this version of "Guess Who!"

Guess Who Periodic Table Trends

Periodic Trends Guess Who!

Each student picks 3 elements to test a partner about periodic trends of Coulombic Attraction, Atomic Radius, Ionization Energy, and Electronegativity

Chalk Moles Student Directions

Chalk Moles

Students practice using the mole concept in real life to calculate the # of moles than # of particles of CaCO₃ they used to create their collaborative chalk murals. Adapted from: "Why is their a Mole in the Grocery Store?" Target Inquiry at Miami University