1. West Suffolk College Zoe Ablett
Bonding Card Sort
West Suffolk College
Zoe Ablett

2. Topic Aims Level Method Equipment Duration Bonding Card Sort
This resource can be used as an icebreaker or a revision tool
Looking at bonding structure and matching elements/compounds to the headings
Level
Level 1/Level 2
Method
PowerPoint, print of slide 3 and cut the headings, elements/compounds out. Print 1 sheet per student (cuttings). It can be used as an Icebreaker or a timed exercise, in groups or individuals and can also be used at the beginning of each lesson as a repetition exercise.
Equipment
Printer
Paper
Pens/Pencils
Duration
>15 Minutes

3. Bonding Cut out headings, elements/compounds, mix up and match!
Metallic Bonding
Giant Ionic Structure
Simple covalent structure
Giant covalent structure
Positive ions surrounded by a ‘sea’ of delocalised electrons
Regular 3D arrangement of positive and negative ions
Isolated molecules with weak forces between molecules
Repeating 3D structure with strong bonds between atoms
Strong attraction between ions and delocalised electrons
Strong electrostatic attraction between positive and negative ions
Strong bonds between atoms, electrons are shared
High melting points, almost all are solids at room temp
High melting points, always solid at room temp
Low melting points, gases and liquids at room temp
Conduct electricity
Don’t conduct electricity
Diamond
Conduct heat
Most don’t conduct electricity (except graphite)
Conduct electricity when molten and in solution
Regular crystal arrangement
Sodium Chloride
Iodine
Sodium
Malleable
Headings/elements/compounds to cut out and give to each student. This could also be done as a group activity, and could be timed