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What if students could learn the periodic
table with a fun, interactive simulation? On the Web, or
downloaded to your computer, you can engage students in
creating their own models of the periodic table. Check
out this new approach to learning about elements and the
periodic table. This interactive science activity focuses
on the origin and evolution of the modern Periodic Table.
If you are
using Genesis science modules for the first time, read
the User's
Guide thoroughly
before you begin. (View User's Guide as a PDF.)
The Portable Document Format (PDF) is used to distribute
fully formatted, print-quality documents electronically.
The following information is available to view and print
as a PDF file with Adobe's Acrobat reader. To install the
FREE Adobe Acrobat Reader, visit the Adobe
Web site.
This interactive simulation requires that Macromedia Shockwave
is installed in your Web browser. To get Shockwave, or
for more information, visit the Macromedia
Shockwave site.
Take a look at science
modules available. All technical terms in the science
modules are compiled in the Glossary for
easy access.
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In the 19th century Dmitri Mendeleev organized the known
elements by their characteristics and atomic weights. His
creation evolved into what we now call the periodic table.
We use it regularly, but what would it be like to construct
that model from scratch? What if you had to group elements
by their characteristics and place them on a table close
to the other elements in their group, while at the same
time logically arranging the atomic weights? What decisions
would you make? What would it be like... to be Mendeleev? |
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This software may be loaded on
as many student computers as you wish, and may be freely distributed
to your colleagues. To download,
select your system and
follow the prompts.
If you experience any problems during the download or installation
process, please read the Download and
Installation Guide. |
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Cosmic Chemistry: Understanding
Elements (recommended
for grades 5-9) |
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Full
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Cosmic Chemistry: An Elemental Question (recommended
for grades 8-12) |
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Full
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The stand-alone activity "Modeling the Periodic Table: An
Interactive Simulation" is accompanied by a Teacher's Guide
(pdf) with background, lesson procedures, and links to other
materials needed for planned instruction. With modification,
it is appropriate
for grades 5-12.
Teachers seeking a full module that incorporates the simulation
should use Cosmic Chemistry:
Understanding Elements (recommended
for grades 5-9) or Cosmic Chemistry:
An Elemental Question (recommended
for grades 8-12).
Check out the User
Quick Clicks guide (PDF) for a brief 'how-to' for using
the program. It also makes a great reference handout for
students. |
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If you encounter difficulty installing
the Shockwave plug-in, you may need to upgrade your browser.
Go to the Netscape
Web site to upgrade Netscape Communicator or the Microsoft
site to upgrade Internet Explorer.
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| Contributing Writers: |
~Dr. Martha Henry,
McREL
~Greg Rawls, McREL
~Jacinta Behne, McREL |
| Technical Editor: |
~Jacinta Behne, McREL |
| Educational Reviewers: |
~Alice Krueger, McREL
~Jeff Johnson, McREL
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| Layout: |
~Amy Hoza, McREL
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| Special thanks to the following reviewers
of the original activity "Making Sense of the Elements" in
the module Cosmic Chemistry: An Elemental Question: |
~Dr. Donna Bogner, Wichita State University
~Dr. Don Burnett, California Institute of Technology
~Dr. Marcia Neugebauer, Jet Propulsion Laboratories
~Dr. Don Rapp, Jet Propulsion Laboratories
~Dr. Dorothy Woolum, Jet Propulsion Laboratories
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| Technical Development: |
Viewmark, Inc.
Englewood, Colorado |
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