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Elements & the periodic table

Recognize elements, read the table, and connect chemistry to everyday life.

Read an explanation, try some practice, or explore through play. Choose the approach that helps you today.

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    Interactive periodic table

    Look up an element and explore its properties.

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    Elements in real life

    Find the chemistry in objects you already know.

  • practiceFree

    Periodic table quiz

    Check which element names and symbols you can recall.

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    The Element Miss List

    Find commonly confused elements and focus your practice.

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    Printable periodic tables

    Choose a periodic table PDF for class or study.

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    Run a classroom tournament

    Organize chemistry practice as a shared class activity.

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    Bond Forge

    Chemistry-question dots and boxes. Answer right to draw a bond; close boxes to score and go again.

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    Pt Paddle

    Play the Platinum Arena: answer chemistry questions to grow your molecular paddle, then steer it into the ball’s path. Keyboard, mouse, and touch controls.

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    Run the Table

    Beat the clock filling in the periodic table from memory. Blank one and it lights up red so you know what to drill.

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    Capture the Nucleus

    Hidden-rank tactics. 12 ranks map to periodic-table groups: Spy beats Marshal, Miner defuses Bomb. Every attack is a question.

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    Storm the Castle

    Turn-based chemistry siege against Cobalt or a friend. Answer to muster an army, commit your line, storm the keep by the unit counter-triangle.

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    Get Ahead in Chemistry Before Class Starts

    The best head start for high-school chemistry: learn the periodic table before class. Ten minutes a day of summer games, and your kid walks in fluent.