This inquiry activity introduces chemical and ionic bonds and allows students to investigate an unknown situation, make hypotheses, and share data.

Students will measure the conductivity of several compounds and solutions in order to predict the bond types (ionic or covalent) in the substances tested.

Students will group a selection of electron dot structures and determine similarities and differences between covalent and ionic bonding.

Six middle school chemistry lessons about the periodic table and bonding complete with handouts and animations.

Let's do some bonding! For this activity, students gain practice balancing ionic formulas and naming ionic compounds. They also have the opportunity to meet and 'bond with' students and staff outside the chemistry classroom.

Students will use colored fruit loops to organize valence electrons to develop and master the basics of Lewis Dot diagrams. They will develop processing and critical thinking skills and also master a model of bonding.

This instructor led activity will produce a partially filled periodic table that contains electron-dot models for the first twenty elements in the appropriate boxes. It will be used as a visual tool for young scholars to connect concepts...