Halloween Periodic Table unscramble

Easy and fun way to teach or review the Periodic Table. Students learn atomic number, mass, calculation of neutrons, groups and periods while discovering holiday themed words and phrases. Includes directions and samples to scaffold students to group or independent work,

Contains:
*21 sets of clues for 21 Halloween words with separate answer key. Can be used as enrichment, bell ringers or exit tickets (.PDF)
*BONUS 9 other holiday clues (3 each) for review later on (Christmas, Valentine’s Day, Easter)

Ideas for using this product:
1. Place one per day as a warm up, exit ticket, homework or anchor activity.
2. Place students in teams of 2-3 to complete the worksheet, deliberately pairing a student familiar with the Periodic Table with one who may be linguistically inclined. If you are awarding points, give 1 point for being the first person or team done, 1 point for each correct symbol and 1-2 points for unscrambling the word(s).
4. Eliminate hints such as number of words for an extra challenge.