Define:  I have been given the challenge by the Science community to recreate the periodic table.  In my new design, I will need to notice the charges, atomic number, and atomic mass of the elements.

Discover:  To be able to make a new design, I have to ask questions about elements, what they have in common, the patterns on the table, and how it is organized.

What do the elements have in common?
How are they different?
What are the atomic numbers, masses, and ionic charges?
How is the periodic table organized?
How does it work?
What are the patterns in the table?

Dream:   The periodic table is organized by the physical and chemical properties of the elements.  The elements are in rows and columns called families.  The table starts with Hydrogen which has an atomic number of 1.  Then the elements go from left to right in rows.  The atomic numbers increase by one for each element and atomic mass goes up left to right.  The families share the same positive or negative charges.  The periodic table is coloured to group metals, metalloids and non-metals.

I could use colour to organize groups of elements.  I can give each family a different colour.  I could make other shapes like circles and squares.  I want to make a new design that is simple to read and look at so that people can understand it.

Design:

Deliver:  My new look at the periodic table is organized by element groups or families.  These families have the same ionic charge and are arranged in order from smallest atomic number and atomic mass to the greatest atomic number and mass.  There are 10 groups and they are colour coded.  I think this is a good organization because it is simple, clean, neat, and easy to look at.

Debrief:

I could have used different shapes and colours for the elements. I wish I could make things line up better but those designs have already been invented. Some things are not meant to be reinvented.