ACIDS AND THEIR SALTS

About the game

Acids and their Salts is a chemistry game that helps students to increase familiarity of Acids

and their derivative Salts. Players will learn the names of the main acids, formulae, acid

residues, derivative salts and their names.

Gameplay

Each player is dealt 5 cards. In their turn the player can place one card anywhere he wants

on the board, replacing it with a new card from the draw pile. The task of the game is to score

as many points as possible through correct recognition of scoring combinations of cards. There

could be several different combinations of 4 or 5 acid cards. For each card of completed

combination the player scores one point. To keep game flowing, each player is limited to 1

minute of ‘thinking time’. In addition, there are 3 different bonuses that allow players to do some

extra things, such as, placing two cards instead of one etc. The player who receives the most

points wins the game.

Topics covered

Acids and their derivative Salts

Outcomes

Student’s involvement and concentration during the class

Increased interactivity and dynamics in the classroom

Skills learned

Strategic thinking

Concentration

Attentiveness

Target audience: Grades 8-11

Duration: 30 minutes

Number of Participants: 2-8