A dominoes game for middle school with questions and statements on the difference between the properties of metals and non - metals instead of numbers.
Prior Knowledge
- Metals are conductors of electricity and heat while non - metals are insulators.
- Metals are strong (have high tensile strength) but non - metals are not.
- Metals are shiny when freshly cut or polished but non -metals are dull.
- Metals are sonorous (make a ringing noise when struck while non – metals do not.
- Metals are malleable (can be beaten into shape) and ductile (can be drawn into wires) but non – metals are neither and are brittle (shatter when struck.
- Iron, nickel and cobalt are magnetic but all non – metals are not magnetic.
- Metals are heavy which means they have a high have a high density because they contain a lot of particles. Non – metals are not heavy.
- Metals are all solids at room temperature, except for mercury which is a liquid, as they have high boiling and melting points. Of seventeen non - metals, all are gases except for five which are solids and one which is a liquid.
- Both metals are non – metals burn in oxygen to form the oxide.
- Metal oxides are alkaline and non -metal oxides are acidic.
What You Get
- 90 dominos
- Animated PowerPoint explaining the rules and how to play.
Rules of the Game
- Each player selects seven dominos from the top of the face-down pile and holds them in their hand like playing cards.
- The player whose surname begins with a letter closest to the letter A starts and play proceed in a clockwise direction.
- Dominos can be matched exactly, or a name can be matched with a symbol or descriptions, sketches and circuit diagrams can be matched.
- If a player thinks a match is wrong, they can challenge. If the challenger is correct, they give a card from their own hand to the challenged player. If the challenged player is correct, they give a card from their hand to the challenger. Pupils are encouraged to check their books for the correct answer and consult their teacher if a consensus is not reached.
- If a player cannot play a domino, they pick up from the face down pile and can play if possible or add it to their hand.
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