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

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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.

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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.

Download the Word file (see link below) for:

• introduction/background notes

• what you need

• what to do.