KS3 Chemistry Periodic Table Cover Lesson Activities

If you find yourself needing to cover a KS3 chemistry lesson, this bundle of no-prep activities will keep your class engaged in your absence. All your class will need is access to a periodic table, access to the internet (only for 1 of the worksheets) and a print-out of the desired activities.

What’s included?

• A student-information sheet on the periodic table with a worksheet to complete (includes an extension task).

• A ‘research an element’ worksheet. Either let students pick their own element or who ever is covering the lesson could use a random-word generator to assign each student a different element (students will need access to the internet for this activity).

• A ‘mystery element’ quiz worksheet - solve the periodic table-based clues to find the mystery element.

• A 10-question powerpoint periodic table quiz. Divide the class into pairs / small groups. Who can name an element named after a planet? Who knows an element which is magnetic? Any idea which country is named after silver?? (please note - in order to avoid formatting issues, the powerpoint slides are NOT editable)

All of these activities are suitable for a cover lesson as full answers are included.

Activities can be mixed and matched based on lesson length / class ability / prior knowledge of this topic.