Activity
Symbol find
In this activity, students become familiar with symbols of the chemical elements by creating them using letters from a phrase or sentence.
Neon sign
Neon – element number 10 on the periodic table – is an inert gas discovered by Sir William Ramsay in 1898. It is used in making neon advertising signs.
Rights: Pslawinski, Creative Commons 2.5
By the end of this activity, students should be able to:
recognise element symbols
correctly link element symbols with element names and vice versa
demonstrate element recognition through symbol and name for at least 20 elements.
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introduction/background notes
what you need
what to do.
