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.