{"id":6423,"date":"2013-10-18T17:09:51","date_gmt":"2013-10-18T21:09:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/?p=6423"},"modified":"2021-08-15T00:09:36","modified_gmt":"2021-08-15T04:09:36","slug":"the-periodic-table","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/the-periodic-table\/","title":{"rendered":"The Periodic Table"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The periodic table,&#8221; begins Theodore Gray&#8217;s wonderful book <em>The Elements<\/em>, &#8220;is the universal catalog of everything you can drop on your foot.&#8221; It&#8217;s also been called &#8220;nature&#8217;s Rosetta Stone&#8221; and &#8220;the most recognizable icon in science&#8221; It&#8217;s also cool. See below for books, games, projects, the world&#8217;s best chemistry song, and the Periodic Table of Comic Books.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69f38312c8d0e\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69f38312c8d0e\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/the-periodic-table\/#THE_BASICS\" >THE BASICS<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/the-periodic-table\/2\/#ONLINE_PERIODIC_TABLES_and_a_Great_Song\" >ONLINE PERIODIC TABLES (and a Great Song)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/the-periodic-table\/2\/#NOT_JUST_YOUR_ORDINARY_PERIODIC_TABLE\" >NOT JUST YOUR ORDINARY PERIODIC TABLE<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/the-periodic-table\/3\/#GAMES_AND_ACTIVITIES\" >GAMES AND ACTIVITIES<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/the-periodic-table\/3\/#AND_A_FEW_EXTRAS\" >AND A FEW EXTRAS<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"THE_BASICS\"><\/span><b>THE BASICS<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>Also see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/chemistry\/\">Chemistry<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-19699\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/510e4B9uRL-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/510e4B9uRL-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/510e4B9uRL.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>By E.M. Robinson, <em>Amber\u2019s Atoms<\/em> (Design Friendly Press, 2016) is an introduction to the first ten elements of the Periodic Table. With a puppy. For ages 6-9.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-13454 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/basher-periodic-table-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/basher-periodic-table-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/basher-periodic-table-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/basher-periodic-table-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/basher-periodic-table-768x769.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/basher-periodic-table.jpg 1497w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>By Simon Basher and Adrian Dingle, <i>The Complete Periodic Table: All the Elements with Style!<\/i> (Kingfisher, 2015) is a clever tour of the elements in 128 creatively illustrated pages. Each, in the first person, tells a bit about itself. (&#8220;COBALT&#8217;s the name: Mysterious and attractive, I am the gremlin of the underworld.&#8221;) For ages 9 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13462\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/the-elements-Dan-Green-244x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"244\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/the-elements-Dan-Green-244x300.jpg 244w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/the-elements-Dan-Green.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 244px) 100vw, 244px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Dan Green\u2019s 100+-page <i>The Elements<\/i> (Scholastic, 2012)\u00a0is a real eye-catcher, filled with information, startling factoids (find out how many atoms are in the period at the end of a sentence), fantastic color photographs, and great graphics. And there\u2019s more: the book comes with a code that can be used to download a companion digital book. For ages 10 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13458\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/how-to-make-a-universe-241x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"241\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/how-to-make-a-universe-241x300.jpg 241w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/how-to-make-a-universe.jpg 402w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 241px) 100vw, 241px\" \/>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Adrian Dingle\u2019s <em>How to Make a Universe with 92 Ingredients<\/em> (Owlkids, 2013) is a guide to the Periodic Table and the elements, with many examples of how these appear in daily life, in human beings, ocean water, fast food, fireworks, and computers. For ages 10-14.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13463\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/the-elements-Gray-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/the-elements-Gray-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/the-elements-Gray-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/the-elements-Gray-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/the-elements-Gray-768x767.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/the-elements-Gray.jpg 1524w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Theodore Gray&#8217;s <em>The Elements<\/em> (Black Dog &amp; Leventhal, 2009) is a spectacularly illustrated &#8220;Visual Exploration of Every Known Atom in the Universe.&#8221; A gem of a book for all ages.<\/p>\n<p>See Theodore Gray&#8217;s spectacular <a href=\"https:\/\/periodictable.com\/\">Periodic Table website<\/a>. (Click on an element for more images and information.)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13461\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/the-elements-Ball-183x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"183\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/the-elements-Ball-183x300.jpg 183w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/the-elements-Ball.jpg 304w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 183px) 100vw, 183px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>In the Very Short Introduction series from Oxford University Press, Philip Ball\u2019s <i>The Elements<\/i> (2004) and Eric Scerri\u2019s <i>The Periodic Table<\/i> (2012) are short (150-200 pages long) as well as historical, scientific, reader-friendly, and entertaining. For teenagers and adults.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13456\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/disappearing-spoon-1-193x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"193\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/disappearing-spoon-1-193x300.jpg 193w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/disappearing-spoon-1.jpg 449w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 193px) 100vw, 193px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Sam Kean\u2019s <i>The Disappearing Spoon<\/i> (Back Bay Books, 2011) is a fascinating account of the elements of the Periodic Table and the chemists who discovered and studied them, crammed with addictive anecdotes. (The disappearing spoon is made of gallium which looks like aluminum but melts at body temperature; gallium spoons at tea parties disappear when dunked in tea.) For teenagers and adults.<\/p>\n<p>Also see the Young Readers edition of the book (2018), for ages 9 and up.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13460\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/periodic-tales-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/periodic-tales-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/periodic-tales.jpg 431w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>By Hugh Aldersey-Williams, <i>Periodic Tales<\/i> (Ecco, 2012) \u2013 subtitled \u201cA Cultural History of the Elements from Arsenic to Zinc\u201d \u2013 is a chatty and interesting account. On the topic of gold, for example, the author discusses a solid-gold statue of model Kate Moss, King Croesus\u2019s gold coins, the search for El Dorado, gold rushes, and attempts to extract gold from seawater. For teenagers and adults.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13459\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/natures-bldg-blocks-203x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"203\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/natures-bldg-blocks-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/natures-bldg-blocks-694x1024.jpg 694w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/natures-bldg-blocks-768x1133.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/natures-bldg-blocks-1041x1536.jpg 1041w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/natures-bldg-blocks-1388x2048.jpg 1388w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/natures-bldg-blocks.jpg 1570w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>By John Emsley, <i>Nature\u2019s Building Blocks: An A-Z Guide to the Elements<\/i> (Oxford University Press, 2011) is not only a superb resource book, but a delightful read. For each element, covered in alphabetical order, there are sections on its aspects as a Human Element (what does it do in the human body?), Medical Element, Food Element, Historical Element, Element of War, Economic Element, Environmental Element, and Element of Surprise. Thoroughly fascinating, all 500+ pages of it.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14213\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/hunting-the-elements-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/hunting-the-elements-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/hunting-the-elements.jpg 284w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>From PBS\u2019s NOVA, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/nova\/physics\/hunting-elements.html\">Hunting the Elements<\/a> is a two-hour special on the elements, rare, common, deadly, and weird. Click on Education and Outreach Resources at the site for a printable periodic table, video clips, interactive activities, and lesson plans to accompany the program.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>From Chemical &amp; Engineering News, at <a href=\"http:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/cen\/80th\/elements.html\">It&#8217;s Elemental: The Periodic Table<\/a>, click on an element for an illustrated informative essay.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>The Periodic Table, says <i>Discover<\/i> magazine, is a giant cheat sheet. Find out why and more at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discovermagazine.com\/the-sciences\/20-things-you-didnt-know-about-the-periodic-table\">20 Things You Didn\u2019t Know About the Periodic Table<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h4><b>ONLINE PERIODIC TABLES (and a Great Song)<\/b><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14212\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/gray-periodic-table-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/gray-periodic-table-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/gray-periodic-table.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Theodore Gray, co-founder of Wolfram Research, Inc. (the people who brought us <i>Mathematica<\/i>) is famous for having built a Periodic Table. By which I mean a Periodic <i>table<\/i>: it\u2019s wooden, it\u2019s table-sized, it has legs, and it contains actual samples of as many elements as Gray could manage to collect. His website, <a href=\"http:\/\/periodictable.com\/\">Theodore Gray\u2019s Periodic Table<\/a>, is illustrated with gorgeous photographs of the elements and their discoverers. Click on an element for a long photo-illustrated list of its uses with interesting explanations. (Click on the element boron, for example, and you\u2019ll find that silly putty contains 4% boric acid, which is crucially important for bounce.) Terrific.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14217\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/periodic-table-of-videos-300x179.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/periodic-table-of-videos-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/periodic-table-of-videos.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>At <a href=\"http:\/\/www.periodicvideos.com\/\">The Periodic Table of Videos<\/a> from Britain\u2019s University of Nottingham, click on an element \u2013 any element \u2013 of the Periodic Table for a short, clever, informative (and often hilarious) video, with explanations and demonstrations. Watchers learn about hydrogen while watching the detonation of a hydrogen-filled balloon; about oxygen \u2013 which, in liquid form, is blue \u2013 while explosively torching cotton wool; and about roentgenium with a quick tour of a linear accelerator. These chemists are obviously having a great time, and it\u2019s contagious.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>From Annenberg Learner<a href=\"https:\/\/www.learner.org\/\">,<\/a> T<a href=\"https:\/\/www.learner.org\/series\/interactive-the-periodic-table\/\">he Periodic Table<\/a> is an interactive overview of the Table, beginning with the structure of the atom and ending with a Test Your Skills quiz.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>From How Stuff Works, also see <a href=\"http:\/\/science.howstuffworks.com\/periodic-table.htm\">How the Periodic Table Works<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>At Scientific American\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article.cfm?id=chemistry-the-elements-revealed-interactive-periodic-table\">Interactive Periodic Table<\/a>, click on an element for an interesting fun fact. (Fluorine, the \u201ctiger of chemistry,\u201d is found in Teflon. Beryllium puts the green in emeralds.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14221\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/web-elements-300x180.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/web-elements-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/web-elements-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/web-elements.jpg 982w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>At <a href=\"http:\/\/www.webelements.com\/\">WebElements<\/a>, click on an element of the periodic table for basic background information, history, the name of the element in several foreign languages, uses of the element in everyday life, physical and chemical properties of the element, and more. Similar sites with clickable Periodic Tables include <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ptable.com\/\">Ptable<\/a>\u00a0 and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chemicool.com\/\">Chemicool<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chem4kids.com\/files\/elem_pertable.html\">Chem4Kids<\/a> page on the Periodic Table has an explanation of the organization of the table with color-coded diagrams showing periods and groups. Included are quizzes on the elements and on the Table itself.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>The <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/k12-periodic-table-elements\/id480742053?mt=8\">K12 Periodic Table of Elements<\/a> is an iPhone, iPad, or iPod app.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14214\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/lehrer-elements-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/lehrer-elements-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/lehrer-elements-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/lehrer-elements-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/lehrer-elements.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DYW50F42ss8\">Tom Lehrer\u2019s The Elements<\/a> is the best chemistry song ever. Trust me.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>NeoK12\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.neok12.com\/Periodic-Table.htm\">Periodic Table<\/a> is a collection of short educational videos on the Periodic Table and the elements.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4><b>NOT JUST YOUR ORDINARY PERIODIC TABLE<\/b><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14215\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/periodic-table-comic-287x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"287\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/periodic-table-comic-287x300.jpg 287w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/periodic-table-comic.jpg 530w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 287px) 100vw, 287px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>At the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uky.edu\/Projects\/Chemcomics\/\">Periodic Table of Comic Books<\/a>, click on an element for a list of comic book pages featuring that element. (Vintage pages that are a bit behind the times include editorial comment to bring them up to date.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>For Tolkien fans, check out the <a href=\"http:\/\/lotrproject.com\/projects\/periodictable\/\">Periodic Table of Middle-Earth<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14218\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/periodic-table-printmaking-300x172.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/periodic-table-printmaking-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/periodic-table-printmaking.jpg 487w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.nature.com\/news\/2008\/01\/periodic_table_printmaking_pro.html\">The Periodic Table Printmaking Project,<\/a> a collaboration of 97 printmakers from seven different countries, is a gorgeously and creatively illustrated Table. Tin, for example, is based on Hans Christian Andersen&#8217;s Steadfast Tin Soldier. Try making one of your own \u2013 a terrific group project!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>What didn&#8217;t make the cut? See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.compoundchem.com\/2016\/01\/30\/rejectedelements\/\">The Periodtic Table of Rejected Element Names<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>A <a href=\"http:\/\/chemistry.beloit.edu\/edetc\/LEGO\/LEGO%20PT%20final.html\">Lego Periodic Table<\/a>! Click on a brick.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>Or check out a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitrebels.com\/geek\/periodic-table-of-cupcakes-perfect-for-chemistry-geeks\/\">Periodic Table in cupcakes<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h4><b>GAMES AND ACTIVITIES<\/b><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13455\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/card-deck-of-elements-278x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"278\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/card-deck-of-elements-278x300.jpg 278w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/card-deck-of-elements.jpg 376w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 278px) 100vw, 278px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>By Theodore Gray, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Photographic-Card-Deck-Elements-Photographs\/dp\/1603761985\/\">Photographic Card Deck of the Elements<\/a> is a gorgeously illustrated pack of 126 five-inch-square cards, one for each of the 118 elements of the Periodic Table, plus an additional eight that explain the arrangement of the Table and suggest activities to accompany the cards. (For one thing, if you can manage not to step on them, they can be arranged on the living room floor to form a 7.5-foot Periodic Table.)<b><\/b>Each card has a color photograph of the featured element on one side; the reverse lists physical constants (atomic weight, density, melting and boiling points, and valence); the percentage of the element found in the universe, the Earth\u2019s crust, the Earth\u2019s oceans, and in people; the date and place of the element\u2019s discovery; and a fascinating, unusual, or at least interesting fact about the element. These have to be the coolest flash cards ever.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Black-Dog-Leventhal-Elements-Puzzle\/dp\/1579128882\/\">Elements Puzzle<\/a>\u00a0is\u00a0a 1000-piece jigsaw of Gray\u2019s photo-illustrated Periodic Table. (Finished size 36\u201d x 16\u201d.) Think rainy-day family project.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hand2mind.com\/item\/connecting-color-tiles-periodic-table\">Connecting Color Tiles<\/a> (ETA), kids can build their own Periodic Tables.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>From Funbrain, try the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.funbrain.com\/periodic\/\">Periodic Table Game<\/a> with Proton Don, a mouse in a top hat.\u00a0 Players can take a tutorial and then play the game, which involves identifying chemical symbols and naming elements. At three levels, easy, medium, and hard.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sheppardsoftware.com\/Elementsgames.htm\">Chemistry Games<\/a> is a collection of eight games at increasing levels of difficulty on the elements, their chemical symbols, and their properties.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>Try a game of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.openculture.com\/2016\/10\/periodic-table-battleship-a-fun-way-to-learn-the-elements.html\">Periodic Table Battleship<\/a>. The site includes instructions for making your own.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4><b>AND A FEW EXTRAS<\/b><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14220\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/shower-curtain-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/shower-curtain-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/shower-curtain-1024x1021.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/shower-curtain-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/shower-curtain-768x765.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/shower-curtain.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>How about a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Periodic-Elements-Curtain-Odorless-Non-Toxic\/dp\/B012NDI3PU\">Periodic Table shower curtain<\/a>? (Learn in the bath.)\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14219\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/placemat-297x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"297\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/placemat-297x300.jpg 297w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/placemat.jpg 352w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 297px) 100vw, 297px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Or a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.painlesslearning.com\/html\/placemats\/periodic.html\">Periodic Table placemat<\/a>? (Learn at lunch.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14216\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/periodic-table-magnets-300x240.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/periodic-table-magnets-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/periodic-table-magnets.jpg 498w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Try <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/SMART-Simple-Memory-Art-COMINHKR002917\/dp\/B000MKDEHO\">periodic table refrigerator magnets<\/a> (Simple Memory Art). 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