30 Most Common Chemical Elements to Know! Give this quiz at the beginning of your atomic structure unit. Includes a handout list for the students of the 30 common elements for them to know. They will learn the symbols and correct spelling for each element, and take the quiz around five days later. Included, you will find two formats of the quiz (both with keys). One quiz is a matching for standard classes as well as students needing modification. The fill-in-the-blank version is for honors or advanced honors classes. In this version, students will fill in the symbol for fifteen elements, and fill in the name for fifteen symbols.
I used to just hand this out and tell students that the quiz will be next week. I would hear students say, “Oh, this will be easy, I know all of these.” And, then, I would have a large number of students not do well on the quiz. I added the PowerPoint (which is included) and went through it before I gave out the list. The only purpose of the quick six slide PowerPoint (no note taking necessary) is to hopefully demonstrate to students that they need to revisit the elements, and study! Now, I have mostly A’s on this quiz, and it sets us up nicely for the rest of the chemistry curriculum.
Included in This Product:
~Animated PowerPoint (six slide quick review)
~List of thirty common elements to know- handout for students
~Quiz- two versions, matching or fill-in-the-blank, with KEYS
~Teacher tips, hints, 2 pages
The PowerPoint included in this product is NOT edible in order to preserve animations, fonts, and copyrights.
This lesson is appropriate for grades 7-12 chemistry or physical science.
Just Print and Go! Everything is ready for immediate use in your classroom. This will be a lesson you will want to use year after year!
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