Chemical Symbol Crossword (with answers)

Chemical Symbol Crossword (with answers)

Students should use the clues to complete the crossword and identify which elements the chemical symbols represent?

*Once the students have completed the crossword and self/peer assessed their answers, you could ask the students to find the elements on the Periodic Table and identify the group and period number as well as Atomic Number and Mass Number.

This activity is great for all abilities. For higher ability classes, ensure they complete the task* mentioned above as well as discussing why and how chemical symbols are used in Chemistry. You can also discuss why not all chemical symbols are just the first few letters of the element name.