Elemental music: Interactive periodic table turns He, Fe, Ca into Do, Re, Mi. Hydrogen has a scale pattern; zinc "sounds like an angelic vocalist singing with vibrato." ...

Teacher and technology specialist Chris Wilson reviews the classroom usefulness of Wonderful Life with the Elements, by Bunpei Yorifuji (No Starch Press, 2012).

Despite the handy chart that is the Periodic Table of Elements, memorizing the properties of each chemical element is not always an easy task for visual learners. But Bunpei Yorifuji’s Wonderful ...

The periodic table can predict the properties of elements or the existence of yet-to-be discovered elements. ... zinc and gold. As we go to the right, the elements become less metallic.

This graphic, spotted by inhabitat, presents the information found in a traditional periodic table with pictographs and labels indicating where you might encounter each element in your life.

It can be possible to predict whether an atom will form a cation or an anion based on its position on the periodic table. Halogens always form anions, alkali metals and alkaline earth metals always ...