Periodic Table Links

I visited each of the Periodic Table links identified on our class blog.

The "chemical elements" link humbled me: If this is a reference for elementary, middle school, and high school students, how did I ever make it through graduate school?

The "interactive" link was helpful. It's convenient to have many different (and colorful) ways to look at the information that is captured on the periodic tables.

The "spiral" link looked trippy and seemed to have some logic to it. Unfortunately, I have no idea what the logic is.

My favorite, by far, was the "memory" link by John Pratt. If I had to memorize all of the elements on the periodic table, I would use this tool. The pictures are easily identifiable, and the explanations of how the elements are linked to the pictures are easy to recall.

The "quiz" link was of no help. I scored 50% on the quiz but learned nothing about electron/neutron/ion counts and how they relate to atomic weight.

The "game" link: Love it!!! I could play this game forever with my kids, and eventually we would all learn the elements of the periodic table. I felt very competent when I received a 10/10 score on a couple of the quizzes and was able to e-mail those test results to my husband!! I did notice while playing the naming game that I was able to receive an artificially inflated score because the quiz asked me three times to name "H". Because I was able to type "hydrogen" correctly all three times, I earned 3/3 points. I probably would have received a lower overall score, if I had to name three different elements instead.

The "rejected" link: What can I say? I like to side with the underdogs, and agree that grenadine belongs on the periodic table.