Atomic Structure, Periodic Table, Chemical Bonds, Chemical Formulas Worksheet Page 12
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2515B
Periodic Table Challenge
Investigation
15B Periodic Table Challenge
What information can you get from the periodic table?
Materials
Each box on the periodic table tells you the element
symbol, atomic number, and atomic mass for all the known
• Blank periodic table bingo card sheets;
elements. This is very useful information, but did you know
1 per player
that the arrangement of the elements on the periodic table
• Caller’s clues and checklist; 1 per team
gives you even more information? Each major column of
• Copy of the periodic table of elements;
elements represents a group of elements with similar
1 per player
chemical behavior. Can you see why the arrangement of
• Highlighter or other marker; 1 per
elements on the periodic table is important?
player
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The challenge
Periodic Table Challenge is a bingo-like game that helps you understand how the elements on
the periodic table are arranged. Each player will fill out their own five-by-five grid with
element symbols, and then the caller will read element clues. The players must interpret the
clues and highlight any boxes on the grid that fit the clue. The first player that correctly
highlights five boxes across, up-and-down, or diagonally in a row is the winner.
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Rules of play
1. Designate one member of your
group to be the caller. The caller will
call out clues and keep track of them
on the checklist.
2. Each player will have a sheet of 4
blank grids. Fill out one of the grids
with random element symbols
(other grids can be used for
additional games). You may choose
elements in the atomic number
range of 1–54 (hydrogen through
xenon). Do not repeat symbols on the card. You will only be able to fit 25 of the
possible 54 symbols on the card. You choose which ones to use, and where to place
them on the grid.
3. The caller will randomly pick clues from the list, and as a clue is called out, the caller
will check off the clue. The answers are only for the caller to check the winner’s card!
4. When a clue is called, players check the grid to see if any of the elements fit the clue.
Any elements that fit the clue must be highlighted. If no elements fit the clue, then no
boxes are highlighted on that turn.
5. When a player has five boxes highlighted in a row up and down, across, or diagonally,
play stops. The caller will double check the clue list and answers to see if the clues
indeed match the elements. Play continues until a true winner is determined.
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