Prize: Periodic Table Photo Cards
Printable Hidden Chemistry Word Puzzle
A dozen six-letter words commonly used in chemistry have been separated into individual letters and jumbled throughout the box. You need to find the correct first letter for each word and then follow the given route noted below each line to spell the answer. The words are in alphabetical order and each letter in the grid is used only once. The directions under each line tell you what move you must make from the previous square to find that letter. (In other words, you must move three squares south from the correct A to find the second letter in the first word. For example, N (North) means move up; S (South) means move down; W (West) means move left; E (East) means move right.
| E | A | N | R | I | R | E | D | I |
| U | E | A | R | U | A | N | M | T |
| G | E | K | N | Y | B | O | X | R |
| S | C | O | N | M | I | E | D | O |
| U | P | C | Y | Q | L | B | I | U |
| B | P | D | Z | I | E | N | O | B |
| R | O | E | G | C | I | R | C | D |
| T | E | A | O | I | C | R | L | E |
| Clue number | Clues | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clue number 1) | Clues A |
Clues 3S |
Clues 5E |
Clues 1N |
Clues 2W |
Clues 4S |
| Clue number 2) | Clues
|
Clues 3E |
Clues 2S |
Clues 4W |
Clues 3N |
Clues 6S |
| Clue number 3) | Clues ? |
Clues 2S |
Clues 6W |
Clues 5N |
Clues 4S |
Clues 2W |
| Clue number 4) | Clues ? |
Clues 3S |
Clues 3W |
Clues 5N |
Clues 3S |
Clues 2E |
| Clue number 5) | Clues ? |
Clues 4N |
Clues 3E |
Clues 2S |
Clues 3E |
Clues 3S |
| Clue number 6) | Clues ? |
Clues 3N |
Clues 4E |
Clues 2S |
Clues 1E |
Clues 3S |
| Clue number 7) | Clues ? |
Clues 6W |
Clues 2N |
Clues 1S |
Clues 3N |
Clues 7E |
| Clue number 8) | Clues ? |
Clues 3W |
Clues 2N |
Clues 5W |
Clues 3S |
Clues 1E |
| Clue number 9) | Clues ? |
Clues 5E |
Clues 1N |
Clues 3W |
Clues 6S |
Clues 2N |
| Clue number 10) | Clues ? |
Clues 3W |
Clues 3N |
Clues 4E |
Clues 4N |
Clues 1W |
| Clue number 11) | Clues ? |
Clues 3N |
Clues 3W |
Clues 4W |
Clues 2N |
Clues 2E |
| Clue number 12) | Clues ? |
Clues 2E |
Clues 2S |
Clues 2E |
Clues 4N |
Clues 3E |
Enter your students’ correct solutions into a draw on or before September 1, 2019. The prize is a deck of Periodic Table Photo Cards by Theodore Gray (featured speaker at ChemEd 2019). The prize is for the teacher and is donated by Educational Innovations. For information about this prize go to www.teachersource.com. Please have your students print their full name clearly and send your students’ solutions to: Chem 13 News, Hidden chemistry words puzzle, Department of Chemistry, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3G1, Canada; or email kjackson@uwaterloo.ca.
