University of Nottingham: BEST Periodic Table of Elements on the Net
The Periodic Table of Elements has become much easier to understand through the interactive capability of technology. Here is a recap of some of the BEST periodic tables I’ve reviewed for ClickSchooling over the past 15 years.
Grade 4 & up approximately, with parental supervision
The Periodic Table of Videos
(www.periodicvideos.com/)
In my opinion, this is the most fun periodic table on the Net. When you click on an element on the periodic table, it plays a video showing scientists in the lab having fun demonstrating the properties of the elements. Developed by the University of Nottingham, each video is short (2-4 minutes) and provides basic information about the featured element, it’s history, and how it is used. The scientists’ antics with beakers, Bunsen burners, and bloopers are narrated by mild-mannered professor Martyn Poliakoff who has wonderful, wild, Einstein-ish hair!
WebElements
(www.webelements.com/index.html)
This is a click-and-learn table. Each element opens to its own page, maintained by the site that includes a description and photographs. This table has all kinds of hyperlinks within the descriptions to further explain the aspects of the element, along with an interesting sidebar that mentions the element’s uses and where it can be found.
The Photographic Periodic Table
(periodictable.com/)
Includes a photograph of every element on the periodic table, along with a description of the element. Some of them are beautiful – this is a visual treat!
Games: Chemical Elements & Their Symbols
(www.quia.com/custom/3main.html)
Provides free learning tools and games to help budding chemists memorize facts from the Period Table of Elements through:
- Flash Cards
- Match Game
- Word Search
- Concentration
The Periodic Table of Comic Books
(www.uky.edu/Projects/Chemcomics/index.html)
A couple of chemists took it upon themselves to collect comic strips that mention elements from the Periodic Table and compile them on this website.
