THE PROJECT

INTERACTIVE PERIODIC TABLE

An intercurricular activity , crossculicar and with values.

The Reason

2019 marks the 150 anniversary of the creation of the periodic table by Russian scientist Dmitry Ivanovich Mendeleev. He tried to organize the 63 chemical elements known in 1859, according to their properties. Today, we still use it and it allows us to study and predict the properties of the 90 elements that exist on Earth in a natural way and the 118 more known that man has been able to produce

The Proposal

Every 1st Batxillerat student ( some of 2nd Batxillerat too ) had to ellaborate a short video, in English, giving reliable information about the assigned element. They were asked to be rigorous in content but original in form.

Videos had to be uploaded on YouTube, giving a QR code of he link to the project coordinators. With the QR code we had access to the video from any device.

The result of the project is the Periodic Table you will see here.

Positive aspects

The initial challenge was to generate a huge periodic table, but the activity was thought to be an English activity too. The main goal was to practise vocabulary, research of information, writing and oral expression.

Technological competence also had an important role in the project: using smartphones to record images and videos, editing videos, both images and sound, sharing videos with QR codes ....

Students have also shown their creativity, to present their elements in the most orginal way. They have collaborated with other students to act or record and they have shared the final result, not only with their classmates but also with younger students at school.