Teachers · Grades 6–8
NGSS on a smartboard, with a boom.
Hold Water, draw Potassium, the saloon explodes — and the equation is sitting there while the room is still loud.
Runtime
15–25 minutes
Device
Built for the classroom board you already have
Who
Middle school chemical reactions
What they actually learn
- Evidence a chemical reaction happened
- Atoms rearrange — the boom writes the equation
- Reactive pairs vs. inert fillers
- Acid–base as a third danger
- 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
MS-PS1-2
Preacher’s tip is the before. The boom is the after.
MS-PS1-5
Matter is conserved; the equation on the explosion card is the model.
Florida NGSSS (provisional)
SC.8.P.9.1, SC.8.P.9.2, SC.8.P.8.5
This is a hook and a review, not a full MS-PS1 unit. It earns the lab.
A period that doesn’t flop
- 01One silent demo round. No talking until the first boom.
- 02Then a scored round, 4–6 kids at the board.
- 03Exit ticket: copy the equation and circle the atoms that rearranged.
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
SKU LHL-PR-TEACHER-PACK
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.
SKU LHL-PR-BUNDLE
Bundle
$11.99
Game + teacher pack together — on TpT
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