Periodic Table Word Search
The periodic table lists the elements in order of how many protons each atom carries. Rows and columns group elements that behave alike, which is what makes the layout so useful in science class.
Periodic Table word search (Easy)
Find these 10 words
10 words, across and down only
- carbon
- copper
- gold
- helium
- iron
- lead
- neon
- oxygen
- silver
- zinc
Periodic Table word search (Medium)
Find these 15 words
15 words, adds diagonals
- calcium
- carbon
- copper
- gold
- helium
- hydrogen
- iron
- lead
- neon
- nitrogen
- oxygen
- silver
- sodium
- sulfur
- zinc
Periodic Table word search (Hard)
Find these 20 words
20 words, any direction, backwards too
- atomic number
- calcium
- carbon
- copper
- element
- gold
- helium
- hydrogen
- iron
- lead
- mercury
- metal
- neon
- nitrogen
- oxygen
- silver
- sodium
- sulfur
- symbol
- zinc
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Words in the Periodic Table word search
Every word used across the three levels, with a quick note on what it means.
- gold
- Soft yellow metal with the symbol Au.
- iron
- Strong metal, symbol Fe, used to make steel.
- oxygen
- Element number eight, symbol O, in the air.
- carbon
- Element six, found in diamond, graphite and coal.
- silver
- Shiny metal, symbol Ag, best conductor of electricity.
- helium
- Light gas, symbol He, that makes balloons float.
- copper
- Reddish metal, symbol Cu, used in electrical wires.
- neon
- Gas that glows orange red inside bright signs.
- zinc
- Bluish metal, symbol Zn, used to coat steel.
- lead
- Heavy soft metal, symbol Pb, once used in pipes.
- hydrogen
- Element one, the lightest and most common of all.
- nitrogen
- Gas making up most of the air we breathe.
- calcium
- Element that helps build strong bones and teeth.
- sodium
- Soft metal, symbol Na, half of table salt.
- sulfur
- Bright yellow solid element, symbol S.
- element
- Substance made of only one type of atom.
- symbol
- One or two letters standing for an element.
- metal
- Shiny element that conducts heat and electricity well.
- atomic number
- Count of protons that gives each element its place.
- mercury
- Metal that is liquid at room temperature.
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