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Periodic Table Activity with a Word Search and Scramble

Periodic table review in two parts: students find 25 element names in a word search, then unscramble each name and add its atomic number and a fact about the element.
Grades
Grades 6–11, High School, Middle School
Pages
7
File type
Multiple File Types
Answer key
Included

Updated Oct 02, 2026

Subject
Science, Chemistry
Topic
word search, word scramble
Resource types
Word Searches, Worksheets, Worksheets & Printables
Answer key
Included

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What's inside this resource

Your students will love this engaging science review activity. Everyone loves word searches and scrambles and they make for a great review activity that is fun and competitive.

This interactive game reinforces key scientific concepts and theories, ensuring curriculum relevance and accuracy.

The game package includes 25 common Elements of the Periodic Table terms and concepts.

The first part of this activity is a word search using the common terms while the second part uses the same terms in a word scramble and define where your students need to unscramble the word and define it.

Simply print and go. This is a no-prep activity and can be used to introduce terms, review, or as additional work for those who finish early.

Tailor the experience to the level of your students. You can use one or both parts to help your students learn key concept terms.

Some example terms include:

  1. Aluminum

  2. Beryllium

  3. Scandium

  4. BORON

In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Recall the atomic number of common elements
  • State a property or real-world use of each element

Teaching tips

  • The combined table asks for name, atomic number and fact at once; the separate tables let you drop the fact-writing for a shorter review.

Skills covered

  • Element names — unscrambling and spelling 25 element names
  • Periodic table lookup — writing the atomic number for each element
  • Science writing — recording a fact about each element

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Concepts & topics

Core concepts

  • Periodic table
  • Chemical elements
  • Atomic number

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