- DEFINE and DISCOVER
We’re suppose to rearrange and modify the original periodic table so that we may further it by finding different possibilities of creating it in our own vision than before. In other words, this is essentially to test our creativity of how we will respond with innovative ways to complete this challenge.
What other periodic tables could we gain ideas from?
What other patterns could we incorporate to our new table?
Should we make this periodic table digitally or in real life? and if digitally, what application would the most useful for this project?
Can we make our own periodic table more visually appealing?
- DREAM
The periodic table tells us the atomic mass, atomic number, name and symbol of each element in order from left to right. From this information, we are able to discover the amount of protons/electrons from the atomic number and the number of neutrons by subtracting the atomic mass by the atomic number. It tells us the chemical families in the periodic table such as Alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, and etc. Some periodic tables may show the ionic charges of the elements to see which can share or transfer electrons with one another. We can arrange it differently based on its chemical and physical properties by placing the families into rows on top of each other. Instead of using squares for each element, we can use hexagons next to each other as an alternate to replace it. We’ll be using different colours on each family to indicate them and make them stand out when compared to the others.
- PLAN
Our plan is to change the chemical families into horizontal rows that are on top of each other. But the smallest atomic number element starts at the start of the very left, while it gradually gets bigger towards the right of the family. Our elements will be hexagons instead of squares and colour the families to show which are which. Then we will use coloured boxes outside of the periodic table that will say what families are that colour.
- DELIVER
Our invention is called the Hexagon Tower Periodic Table. The reason we decided to call it by that way is because we stacked the vertical chemical families of the original periodic table into horizontal rows on top of each other. The outcome would be that our version is less wide than the original, however it is taller to compensate for it. The difference between the two tables is that instead of going from left to right to increase the atomic number, you’ll have to go down the hexagons, one by one. There’s an exception for Beryllium and Magnesium at the top, but that can be fixed by looking down the picture until you see the elements that are increased by 1.
We’ve arranged the periodic table in which the chemical families are from left to right based on smallest to greatest of the atomic mass elements in the families.
- DEBRIEF
We could have improved our plan tremendously by experimenting with other creations in mind, however we only had the time of creating only one. Creating a periodic table requires a lot of time, due to the amount of elements and descriptions on it. Therefore, we had to be absolutely sure that this was truly the one to bet on. However, a flaw that I discovered after on our periodic table was that helium was the only element that seem to be out of place, when compared to the others.
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