Looking for a highly functional tool to teach young chemists functional groups? Engage the class with a series of logic-based games. Users identify 12 different functional groups by name and formula to work their way through challenging puzzles.

Concepts

functional groups, organic chemistry, aldehydes, ketones, alcohols, covalent bonds, covalent compounds, deductive reasoning, logical reasoning

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Instructional Ideas

• Use the resource to help young chemists associate organic structures with their names
• Have modeling kits available as the class works so they can build the functional groups
  

Classroom Considerations

• Students should have a basic understanding of organic principles before beginning the interactive
• Make sure the class knows what the letters R and X represent in organic compounds
  

Pros

• Interactive focuses on the essential functional groups that learners must know to quickly identify organic compounds
• Time limits encourage pupils to work quickly to recognize the functional groups
  

Cons

• None