Separating Mixtures - Dominoes Game KS3

A dominoes game with questions and statements game on separating mixtures including evaporation, distillation, fractional distillation, filtration and chromatography.

Prior Knowledge Required

• The composition and physical properties of mixtures

• Evaporation to dryness and crystallisation

• Distillation

• Fractional distillation

• Filtration

• Chromatography

• 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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