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What is....? Crossword Puzzle

Middle Secondary

Australian Curriculum General Capability: Literacy

Australian Curriculum General Capability: ICT Capability

Australian Curriculum Cross Curriculum Priorities: Sustainability Priority

1. In pairs, you are going to create a crossword puzzle. To do this, you are to read the following articles and note down any words or phrases that are facts [not opinion] and their meanings. Reading

A. Geoscience Australia "Gas"

B. APGA: Gas Facts and Figures. Reading

For example:

Petajoules - a joule is a measure of thermal energy and a petajoule is a million billion joules.

2. You are now to write up 20 clues and their answers for a crossword using any of the crossword makers on this Puzzle Makers page.

3. Share with the class and also explain the ease of the puzzle maker [a review].

The Periodic Table Gases Song

Primary Middle Secondary

Australian Curriculum General Capability: Critical and creative thinking

Australian Curriculum General Capability: ICT Capability

Australian Curriculum General Capability: Numeracy

Cooperative Learning Activity

1. In a group of 3 - 4 students, you are going to create a new and interesting song about the gases in the Periodic Table and create a video to show off this new song.

For inspiration you are to view the following videos Video - concentrate on the gases for the first one and take great inspiration [but don't copy] from the 2nd & 3rd ones!

YouTube: The Periodic Table Song
hthttps://youtu.be/VgVQKCcfwnU

YouTube: Halogens/Halogens Group/Halogens Periodic Table
https://youtu.be/_tOYblZwNN0

YouTube: Periodic Table Song Noble Gases/Noble Gases/Noble Gases Song
https://youtu.be/rrBKMVPewJQ

2. To create a new song and video, you will need to explore the gases - all the gases not just the noble gases.

What are these gases?

The gaseous element group: hydrogen (H), nitogen (N), oxygen (O), fluorine (F), chlorine (Cl) and noble gases helium (He), neon (Ne), argon (Ar), krypton (Kr), xenon (Xe), radon (Rn) are gases at standard temperature and pressure (STP).

In your group, you are to select THREE - FOUR separate gases each to research to portray scientifically these gases.

Resources to use

Chem4Kids
Know your gas symbols
Elements for Kids: Noble Gases

3. Your group is to decide on the music, create the lyrics, and, create the video presentation. On completion, you are to present to the class.

Victoria quietly lifted its gas exploration pause but banned fracking for good. It’s bad news for the climate (theconversation.com)

Expanding gas mining threatens our climate, water and health (theconversation.com)