Year 7 · Science
Chemical symbols and formulae in Year 7 Science
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Focus on reading the periodic table and chemical formulae. Open support for “Explore the Chemical Formulae of Compounds”, then explain the idea in your own words.
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, Identify Element Symbols and Simple Chemical Formulae, 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.
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- Explore the Chemical Formulae of Compounds — support from BBC Bitesize
- Identify Elements from Simple Chemical Formulae — support from BBC Bitesize
- Identify Element Symbols and Simple Chemical Formulae — support from BBC Bitesize
- Look at the Periodic Table — support from BBC Bitesize
- Recognise the Elements that Form a Compound — support from BBC Bitesize
- Understand the Chemical Formulae of Compounds — support from BBC Bitesize
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Symbols and formulae
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Oak lesson slides: Chemical Formulae
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Oak lesson slides: Atoms And Elements
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KS3 Atoms and the Periodic Table Lesson 3: The Periodic Table
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Element Symbols Matching Game
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Oak worksheet: Chemical Formulae
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Chemical Formulae Worksheet
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Oak worksheet: Molecular Elements
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