Yearly Archives: 2014

This element symbol crossword puzzle can help identify the elements associated to various element symbols. The clues are element symbols. Enter the element name that goes with the symbol. Either click the image above for the full-sized version or download the PDF for offline printing. If you need a hint […]

Element Symbol Crossword

This entry was posted on December 19, 2014 by Todd Helmenstine

Alphabetical List of Element Symbols — This is a handy alphabetical list of element symbols for all 118 of the chemical elements on the periodic table. Every element symbol is a one- or two- letter abbreviation of the element’s name. In some cases, the abbreviation refers to an older name for the element. The element atomic […]

Alphabetical List of Element Symbols

This entry was posted on December 17, 2014 by Anne Helmenstine (updated on February 26, 2022)

Famous Chemists Wordsearch — This wordsearch puzzle has the names of 40 of history’s greatest chemists. Download the Famous Chemists Wordsearch PDF and print off a copy today. Try and find the chemists by searching vertically, horizontally and diagonally. If you need some help finding someone, take a peek at the solved puzzle or download […]

Famous Chemists Wordsearch

This entry was posted on December 12, 2014 by Todd Helmenstine

HoHoHo Season's Chemistry Greetings from Science Notes — What’s the merriest chemical element? Why, holmium, of course! You can use its element symbol to write HoHoHo. You can download and print the image, put it on your mobile device, etc. Happy Holidays!

HoHoHo Christmas Chemistry

This entry was posted on December 11, 2014 by Anne Helmenstine

Famous Physicists Wordsearch puzzle. — Word searches are a fun way to pass the time and a great activity in a classroom. Word searches reinforce the recognition of the words in the puzzle and the challenge can give students a sense of accomplishment on completion. This word search puzzle contains the names of several famous physicists. […]

Famous Physicists Word Search Puzzle

This entry was posted on December 11, 2014 by Todd Helmenstine (updated on January 13, 2015)

Chemistry Glassware Wordsearch Puzzle — Word searches are a fun way to pass the time and a great activity in a classroom. Word searches reinforce the recognition of the words in the puzzle and the challenge can give students a sense of accomplishment on completion. This word search puzzle contains terms associated with the various types […]

Chemistry Glassware Wordsearch Puzzle

This entry was posted on December 10, 2014 by Todd Helmenstine

Hex Paper — Here is a collection of 13 different printable graph papers. Each paper fits perfectly on an 8½x11 paper. Click the image of the graph paper you’d like to print to see the full-sized image or download from the PDF button to grab the PDF for simpler printing. Download the Graph Paper […]

Printable Graph Paper Collection

This entry was posted on December 9, 2014 by Todd Helmenstine (updated on May 2, 2021)

Holiday Periodic Table — Spruce up your holiday desktop with this Christmas themed Periodic Table wallpaper. This colorful Christmas Periodic table has a snowflake background and contains different holiday icons representing the different element groups. Each icon contains the element’s atomic number, symbol, name and atomic mass. This wallpaper is suitable for widescreen devices at […]

Christmas Periodic Table Wallpaper

This entry was posted on December 5, 2014 by Todd Helmenstine (updated on December 12, 2014)

Chemis-Tree Color Periodic Table — Celebrate Christmas with a Christmas tree periodic table of the elements. This periodic table includes the elements, element symbols, names, and atomic weights. There is a newer version in a darker green with the names and symbols for the 118 elements, too. Choose from the holiday-colored tree or the multicolored […]

Christmas Tree Periodic Table – Chemis-tree

This entry was posted on December 3, 2014 by Anne Helmenstine (updated on December 15, 2020)