Students can engage with each other in a fun game of dots and boxes while recognizing and interpreting electron configurations. Two versions are included in this resource:
game board "A" is for determining what group an element belongs to based on the electron configuration
game board "B" is for interpreting electron configurations for number of valence electrons, unpaired electrons, how many electrons would be gained or lost, and the highest occupied energy level
Here's how to play electron configuration dots and boxes:
students take turns drawing horizontal and vertical lines between adjacent dots
when a student draws a 4th line and closes the box, they add their initials or color in the box
the student determines the group on the periodic table from the electron configuration or interprets the electron configuration for other information, depending on which game board you are using
the answer to the box will be how many points the student earns for that box
the student who closed the box gets to draw another line
players continue taking turns until all boxes are closed and claimed
the player with the highest total points will win the game!
This resource includes:
2 dots & boxes game boards, each with 20 problems
blank student worksheet for scratch work
student tally sheets to keep track of points
answer key
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Students can engage with each other in a fun game of dots and boxes while recognizing and interpreting electron configurations. Two versions are included in this resource:
game board "A" is for determining what group an element belongs to based on the electron configuration
game board "B" is for interpreting electron configurations for number of valence electrons, unpaired electrons, how many electrons would be gained or lost, and the highest occupied energy level
Here's how to play electron configuration dots and boxes:
students take turns drawing horizontal and vertical lines between adjacent dots
when a student draws a 4th line and closes the box, they add their initials or color in the box
the student determines the group on the periodic table from the electron configuration or interprets the electron configuration for other information, depending on which game board you are using
the answer to the box will be how many points the student earns for that box
the student who closed the box gets to draw another line
players continue taking turns until all boxes are closed and claimed
the player with the highest total points will win the game!
This resource includes:
2 dots & boxes game boards, each with 20 problems
blank student worksheet for scratch work
student tally sheets to keep track of points
answer key
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Let's connect on Instagram.
