Chemistry Nuclear Decay Dots and Boxes Partner Activity
Students can engage with each other in a fun game of dots and boxes while determining the missing particles for nuclear decay reactions. Two versions are included in this resource:
game board "A" only includes alpha and beta decay reactions
game board "B" includes alpha and beta decays (same as board "A"), as well as positron emissions
Here's how to play nuclear decay 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 missing particle for the nuclear decay represented in the box
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 (alpha and beta reactions are the same on both boards, but board "B" also has some positron)
blank student worksheet for scratch work
student tally sheets to keep track of points
answer keys
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Students can engage with each other in a fun game of dots and boxes while determining the missing particles for nuclear decay reactions. Two versions are included in this resource:
game board "A" only includes alpha and beta decay reactions
game board "B" includes alpha and beta decays (same as board "A"), as well as positron emissions
Here's how to play nuclear decay 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 missing particle for the nuclear decay represented in the box
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 (alpha and beta reactions are the same on both boards, but board "B" also has some positron)
blank student worksheet for scratch work
student tally sheets to keep track of points
answer keys
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Students can engage with each other in a fun game of dots and boxes while determining the missing particles for nuclear decay reactions. Two versions are included in this resource:
game board "A" only includes alpha and beta decay reactions
game board "B" includes alpha and beta decays (same as board "A"), as well as positron emissions
Here's how to play nuclear decay 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 missing particle for the nuclear decay represented in the box
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 (alpha and beta reactions are the same on both boards, but board "B" also has some positron)
blank student worksheet for scratch work
student tally sheets to keep track of points
answer keys
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