Science · Bonding & reaction energy

Bond Breakers

Race to the finish by classifying bonds, explaining forces between particles, sorting exothermic and endothermic changes, calculating bond energies and heat, and explaining designed materials.

ChemistryBoard race1–6 players or teamsNo student loginsWorks offline

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Try it free with your class: the demo runs right in your browser for 5 questions or 5 minutes, whichever comes first. No sign-up needed.

Or get every game, including all future games, with the All-Access Teacher License for $150.

Screenshot of Bond Breakers in the middle of a game

What students practice

Ionic, covalent and metallic bonding and their properties, intermolecular forces (London dispersion, dipole, hydrogen bonding), boiling and melting points, solubility (like dissolves like), surface tension, evaporation, density of ice, exothermic vs. endothermic processes, bond breaking absorbs and bond forming releases energy, sign of ΔH, estimating ΔH from average bond energies, q = mcΔT calorimetry, conductivity, malleability, brittleness, polymers, cross-linking, allotropes of carbon, hydrophobic and nonstick coatings

Great for

Whole-class review on the smartboard, science centers, test prep, early finishers and sub plans. No prep and no student logins.

Standards

OAS CH.PS1.3–4 · CH.PS2.6 · CH.PS3.4

NGSS: HS-PS1-3–4 · HS-PS2-6 · HS-PS3-4

How it works

Open the game file in any web browser: Chromebooks, laptops or your smartboard. No accounts, no student logins and no internet needed once it's downloaded.
Enter the players or teams, then press Start.
Students take turns on one shared screen, so the whole class can play together on a projector or smartboard.
Each purchase includes the game file and a one-page Quick Start guide.