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Elementary Bingo

Robert M. Hanson and Ira M. Hanson
Deptartment of Chemistry
St. Olaf College
Northfield, MN 55057

Overview
Elementary Bingo is a simple Web page that creates Bingo cards for a classroom or social event activity associated with review and/or learning of the names and symbols of the elements. The essential element of the site is that every time the page is reloaded or printed, a unique set of Bingo cards is produced.

As in ordinary Bingo, players receive Bingo cards that have chemical symbols. An announcer picks elements out of a hat (or beaker) and announces a chemical name. Players place markers on the symbol for that element if they have it on their card. Once a player has five across, five down, or five diagonally, they announce, "Bingo!" Their card is checked to see if, indeed, they do have the announced elements present.

This exercise is fun for students and teachers of chemistry of all levels. There are two versions of the game, one involving all named elements; one only the first 36.

Application
* Application (HTML)

Viewing Requirements
* Web browser

More Information
* Keywords General Chemistry, Introductory/High School Chemistry, Nomenclature/Units/Symbols, Humor/Puzzles
* History

Posted September 2004.

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