PRACTICANDO INGLÉS Y QUÍMICA
Activity name: Chemical elements bingo
Author/Source: José German Reyes Ojeda
Level:	3º or 4º ESO		Science  content: Chemical elements and their symbols
Description:   Students will work in pairs. Each pair will have a bingo sheet and a Periodic Table with gaps. These gaps correspond exactly to the elements they have in their bingo sheet. Students will listen to the speaker saying aloud the name of different elements. They will have to check if they have the symbol of that element in their bingo sheet. If they have it, they will have to find out its position in the Periodic System, and write the symbol in the right place.
Aims		Language focus		Content focus
Learning the names and symbols of the chemical elements and their positions in the Periodic System.		Specific vocabulary (chemical elements)	Chemical elements and their position in the Periodic Table
Procedure
It was already described.
Type of activity		Bingo game				Timing
Topic		Chemical elements and their symbols				1 session
Conductor (teacher, assistant…)		Teacher and assistant (he/she will act as the speaker)
Resources/materials		You will have to prepare bingo sheets and Periodic System sheets with gaps				Grouping
Skills		Listening			x	Students will work in pairs
		Reading			x
		Speaking
		Writing			x	Suggestions/variations
Key competences		Linguistic			x
		Mathematic
		Knowledge and interaction with the Physical world Comp			x
		Digital Competence and Information treatment
		Social and Civic
		Cultural and Artistic
		Learning to Learn			x
		Competence on Authonomy and Entrepreneurship			x

I attach an example of bingo sheet. I have fifteen different sheets because I usually have 30 students groups. As I explained before, if it is possible, the assistant acts as the speaker. It is a really funny game and students have a very good time.

BINGO
Mg	Fe	Cu	Tl	S
Fr	P	Ge	Li	Rn
Au	H	ENJOY IT!	Cs	Co
Ag	As	Rb	C	Hg
Ar	Pb	Si	B	Sb