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Year 7 · Science

Chemical Symbols And Formulae

Year 7 learners practise reading the periodic table and chemical formulae.

The activities include Explore the Chemical Formulae of Compounds, Identify Elements from Simple Chemical Formulae, Learn to Identify Simple Chemical Symbols for Elements and Molecules, and related practice. The checked support below includes video, worksheet, teaching, lesson. Open a resource in its provider's website and choose the format that best helps the learner explain the idea independently.

Activities covered

  • Explore the Chemical Formulae of Compounds
  • Identify Elements from Simple Chemical Formulae
  • Learn to Identify Simple Chemical Symbols for Elements and Molecules
  • Look at the Periodic Table
  • Recognise the Elements that Form a Compound
  • Understand the Chemical Formulae of Compounds

Checked learning resources

  • Symbols and formulae

    BBC Bitesize · Video · Opens on the provider website

    Find out more about symbols and formulae in this KS3 chemistry guide by BBC Bitesize Key points Video - the periodic table Symbols and elements Elements Symbols The periodic table Compounds and molecules Video - compound

  • Oak worksheet: Chemical Formulae

    Oak National Academy · Worksheet · Opens on the provider website

    KS3 science lesson. I can use chemical symbols to write down chemical formulae for elements and compounds. The symbols for each element (each type of atom) a substance contains, appear in its chemical formula. Numbers (s

  • Oak lesson slides: Chemical Formulae

    Oak National Academy · Teaching · Opens on the provider website

    KS3 science lesson. I can use chemical symbols to write down chemical formulae for elements and compounds. The symbols for each element (each type of atom) a substance contains, appear in its chemical formula. Numbers (s

  • Chemical Formulae Worksheet

    Twinkl · Worksheet · Account may be required

    Rated 4.9 out of 5, 15 reviews4.9(15)WorksheetsPricingPremiumUse this chemistry formulas worksheet to introduce KS3 students to the chemical formulae of some different compounds. It can also be used for revision with KS4

  • Atoms, elements and compounds - KS3 Chemistry

    BBC Bitesize · Lesson · Opens on the provider website

    Year 7 Science resource matched to reading the periodic table and chemical formulae.

  • Element Symbols Matching Game

    Twinkl · Interactive · Account may be required

    Attempting to learn and memorise all the different chemical elements and their accompanying symbols can be a difficult task for any student. That’s why, at Twinkl, to make this process more enjoyable, we have created thi

  • Oak worksheet: Molecular Elements

    Oak National Academy · Worksheet · Opens on the provider website

    KS3 science lesson. I can describe a molecule and draw pictures of elements made from molecules. Many non-metals are in the gas state at room temperature. Some non-metals form diatomic molecules that contain two atoms (e

  • Oak lesson slides: Atoms And Elements

    Oak National Academy · Teaching · Opens on the provider website

    KS3 science lesson. I can describe what a chemical element is and give some examples. All matter is made up of atoms. Dalton’s model of an atom is of a sphere that cannot be broken up. An element is made up of only one t