Demonstrations

Periodic Table

Code Number :	7B50.50
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Condition :	Good
Principle :	Electron Beams and Properties
Area of Study :	Modern Astronomy
Equipment :	Mounted and moveable Periodic tables.
Procedure :	The lecture rooms have large Periodic tables mounted in them, but at present they only go to element 103. If a more recent chart is needed one can be attached to the moveable white board and moved into the classroom.

Web Sites

Periodic Table Song http://webflash.com/indexframe.php?id=695

References

Carol Regehr, "World's Biggest Periodic Table", TPT, Vol. 33, # 6, Sept. 1995, p. 56.

Lawrence Ruby, "Updates for the Periodic Chart of the Elements", TPT, Vol. 33, # 2, Feb. 1995, p. 71.

Carl C. Fields, "The Unnatural Elements", TPT, Vol. 27, # 4, Apr. 1989, p. 282.

Gayle M. Ater, "It's Elementary!", TPT, Vol. 27, # 1, Jan. 1989, p. 47.

Anthony N. Stranges, "Reflections on the Electron Theory of the Chemical Blond: 1900-1925", TPT, Vol. 19, # 9, Dec. 1981, p. 583.

Chin Fu Tsang, "Superheavy Elements", TPT, Vol. 13, # 5, May 1975, p. 279.

J. Franklin Hyde, "Let the Elements Teach Periodic Law", TPT, Vol. 13, # 9, Dec 1975, p. 538.

William E. Stephens, "Origin of the Elements", TPT, Vol. 7, # 8, Nov. 1969, p. 431.

John A. Day, "The Discovery of Argon", TPT, Vol. 3, # 3, March 1965, p. 103.

David C. Hamilton, "Position of Lanthanum in the Periodic Table", AJP, 33, (8), Aug. 1965, p. 637.

William A. Fowler, "The Origin of the Elements", Reprinted from Scientific American, Sept. 1956.

Jessica Snyder Sachs, "The Periodic Table," How it Works - Science Supplement, pp. 194 (Spring 2001).

Isaac Asimov, "The Salt Producers," Fantasy & Science Fiction Magazine, pp. 117.

Isaac Asimov, "The Second Lightest," Fantasy & Science Fiction Magazine, pp. 131.

Isaac Asimov, "The Light-Bringer," Fantasy & Science Fiction Magazine, pp. 124.

"Looking for Patterns in Chemistry: The Periodic Table," Chemistry, An Usborne Introduction, p.14.

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