Reactivity series and formative assessment Education in Chemistry March 2020 rsc.li/2OfpmtQ Practice will consolidate students’ understanding of using the reactivity series. Print out the Reactivity series strips (next page) for students for them to refer to. You can also use them in this formative assessment activity. Teacher instructions Display the grid from the Powerpoint or print it out and put it on the board. Place a sticky note in a cell. Students then write the word equation on their whiteboards. You can do this one reaction at a time, or assess as you go, putting several sticky notes up as the faster students complete the equations. Change the metals/metal compounds to change the reactions possible. The next page contains the Reactivity series as strips to cut out and give to students. Royal Society of Chemistry Page 1 of 2 Registered charity number 207890 Reactivity Reactivity Reactivity Reactivity Reactivity Reactivity series series series series series series potassium potassium potassium potassium potassium potassium sodium sodium sodium sodium sodium sodium calcium calcium calcium calcium calcium calcium magnesium magnesium magnesium magnesium magnesium magnesium aluminium aluminium aluminium aluminium aluminium aluminium carbon carbon carbon carbon carbon carbon zinc zinc zinc zinc zinc zinc iron iron iron iron iron iron tin tin tin tin tin tin lead lead lead lead lead lead hydrogen hydrogen hydrogen hydrogen hydrogen hydrogen copper copper copper copper copper copper silver silver silver silver silver silver gold gold gold gold gold gold platinum platinum platinum platinum platinum platinum Royal Society of Chemistry Page 2 of 2 Registered charity number 207890 .