How Compounds are Named Article and Questions

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Read about both the SCIENTIFIC and SOMETIMES FUNNY ways that compounds get their names!

Includes an ENGAGING reading about compounds’ common and chemical names plus a corresponding worksheet with analysis questions and basic nomenclature practice. Great addition to classification of matter units!

Both PRINT and GOOGLE versions are provided!

Note to science teachers: This resource covers basic nomenclature. It’s designed as an introduction to nomenclature for upper middle school, NOT high school chemistry.

In this activity, students will:

• READ an article about compound common and chemical names. They’ll learn about funny compound common names like “Draculin”, “deadcat” and “Rudolphomycin” as well as the basics about how scientists create chemical names.
• ANSWER text-dependent questions.
• PRACTICE naming simple compounds using information from the text. No prior knowledge is needed – this is at a basic level based on the information in the text.

Teacher Notes:

• Check out our Classifying Matter Unit!
• Related standard: MS-PS1-1
• INCLUDES AN ANSWER KEY.
• This “How Compounds are Named” article is not editable.