Summary 

In this activity, students will try to determine the correct chemistry related term, phrase, or item based on a provided set of emojis. 

Grade Level 

High School

Objectives

By the end of this activity, students should be able to

• Apply logic and reasoning skills to solve a problem.
• Recall and recognize common chemistry terms and phrases.

Chemistry Topics

This activity supports students’ understanding of

• Chemistry terms

Time

Teacher Preparation: minimal

Lesson: 15 – 20 minutes

Materials

• Student handout

Safety

• No specific safety precautions need to be observed for this activity.

Teacher Notes

• This activity was created for the ChemFun section of the March 2024 issue of Chemistry Solutions.
• This activity was designed to be an engaging and fun opportunity for students to recall and recognize common chemistry terms, phrases, and items.
• This activity could be used as a quick warm-up/bell-ringer activity, or shared with students who finish an assignment earlier than others.
• It would be best to use this activity in the second half of the school year, or near the end of course, as students need to be familiar with the chemistry terms and phrases in order to successfully solve the emoji Pictionary clues.
• Emojis are small digital images commonly used in electronic messaging used to express an idea or emotion.
• All of the emojis (except one) used in this activity are open-source content from the Open Moji Library. The blue “coat” emoji used in the fifth question on the student handout is sourced from the IconDuck emoji collection, also open-sourced content.
• An Answer Key document has been provided for teacher reference.