Chemical Bingo

Chemical Bingo is a simple game-of-chance that assists students of middle school age to learn and recall the names of the chemical elements and their symbols. In the hands of an enthusiastic classroom teacher, the game can be used for the wider purpose of  a thorough introduction to the structure and applications of the Periodic Table.

This version of Chemical Bingo is designed for use by teachers in the classroom; it is a learning strategy for students of Stage 4 and Stage 5 Science in the NSW Curriculum. There are four categories of files for downloading:

• An Issues Paper discussing the educational plusses and minuses of the traditional classroom game - click on  What do we learn from chemical bingo?
• A Guide for using the game in the classroom - click on Instructions for Teachers
• Bingo Cards - click on  Six  Pages of Cards
• Templates for the Bingo 'Caller' - click on  Five Transparency Templates