Shapes of Molecules {Digital Click and Drag Activity}
- Google Drive™ folder
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Lewis structures, electron dot, molecules, covalent bonding, molecular geometry, distance learning, virtual classroom, PhET simulation
Help your students learn about the shapes of molecules in the most student-centered way possible! Don't have a lot of time to photocopy? Maybe your students can't easily draw on their devices? Then this {digital} click and drag activity is perfect for you!
This Google Slides™ resource will enable your students to practice how to predict the shapes of molecules. This activity combined with the Making Molecules PhET simulation creates a very engaging, student-centered experience. Students can simply click and drag premade electron pairs, atoms, and bonds to create their models. Pre-made pieces as well as keyboard shortcuts will help make this easy to implement in your classroom. Directions as well as student scaffolding included. Assign easily through Google classroom or provide a link for your students to make a copy of the activity.
This product includes:
- Student directions and references
- Pre-made click and draggable pieces
- Three pages of practice (12 molecules total)*
- Student Summary Table
- Answer keys
*Perfect for college prep and honors chemistry. Includes expanded octets!
Enjoy! I know your students most certainly will!
All rights are reserved by the author. This product is for personal classroom use only and may not be redistributed or posted to any website or educational blog in part or in its entirety. Store Copyright © 2011 by Karen Randazzo (a.k.a. MsRazz ChemClass)