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Allotropes of Carbon InteractiveAllotropes of Carbon Interactive
Publisher
Royal Society of Chemistry
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6th - 12th
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45 mins
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Allotropes of Carbon

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Carbon takes on many forms including diamond, graphite, and buckminsterfullerene. Scholars review their knowledge of these three allotropes of carbon as they complete four puzzles. The first acts as a general review, and the other three require logic and problem solving.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

carbon, diamonds

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Differentiate the activity by having some complete it on the computer and others complete it on paper

Classroom Considerations

  • Assumes prior knowledge of allotropes of carbon including their diagrams, properties, and arrangements
  • Requires confidence completing Sudoku-style puzzles to solve

Pros

  • Includes the three most common allotropes of carbon
  • Works well in traditional or flipped classrooms

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RST.6-8.4 RST.9-10.4 RST.11-12.4

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