Teachers · Grades 4–5
The elements have tempers. Your class finds out.
A 15-minute smartboard game where Water and Potassium refuse to sit together.
Runtime
10–20 minutes
Device
Smartboard, then stations on tablets
Who
Upper elementary physical science
What they actually learn
- Elements have names, looks, and habits
- Some pairs get along (rust, gold). Some pairs explode (alkali + water)
- A reaction is when the table changes and you can’t put the cards back
- Spanish seats for bilingual rooms
- You can win without a single boom: seven stable elements ends the round with a bonus
- Read-aloud button and English or Spanish per seat, for ELL and ESE
Standards the boom touches
5-PS1-3
Identify materials based on properties — the cards are the properties.
5-PS1-4
When two substances mix, something new can appear. The boom screen is that something new.
Florida NGSSS (provisional)
SC.5.P.9.1
The boom is theatrical, not a lab. You can stay in names (Water, Potassium) the whole period.
A period that doesn’t flop
- 01Project the saloon. One demo round with you as Doc.
- 02Two student players, rest of class shouts HIT or STAY.
- 03Exit: Name the pair that busted someone, in words, not symbols.
Try before you buy
Preview the table, then bring the pack to class.
Email unlocks a limited daily preview of the game. Classroom licenses and the teacher pack sell on Teachers Pay Teachers.
SKU LHL-PR-GAME
Game
$9.99
Smartboard / projector — get it on TpT
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Teacher pack
$3.99
Printable classroom companion (~14 pages + answer key): Three Fights poster, desk card, EN/ES/HT glossary, warm-up, reaction log, explain-the-boom, activity series, 3 exit tickets, ESE/ELL path, and standards.
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Bundle
$11.99
Game + teacher pack together — on TpT
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