A Dominoes Game to Play in School on Mixtures

A dominoes game for middle school with questions and statements on mixtures including solutions, suspensions, solubility and saturated solutions.

Prior Knowledge

> Elements and compounds are pure substance and mixtures are not.

> Meaning of the terms solute, solvent,  solution, soluble and insoluble.

> Particle theory to explain why stirring, temperature and particle size affect the rate of dissolving.

> Particle theory to explain dissolving, suspensions and saturated solutions.

> Extracting information from solubility curves

What You Get

> 80 dominos

> Animated PowerPoint explaining the rules and how to play.

Rules of the Game

> Each player selects seven dominos from the top of the face-down pile and holds them in their hand like playing cards.

> The player whose surname begins with a letter closest to the letter A starts and play proceed in a clockwise direction.

> Dominos can be matched exactly, or a name can be matched with  a symbol or descriptions, sketches and circuit diagrams can be matched.

> If a player thinks a match is wrong, they can challenge. If the challenger is correct, they give a card from their own hand to the challenged player. If the challenged player is correct, they give a card from their hand to the challenger. Pupils are encouraged to check their books for the correct answer and consult their teacher if a consensus is not reached.

> If a player cannot play a domino, they pick up from the face down pile and can play if possible or add it to their hand.

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