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Wait, don't skip this one: the Periodic Table was probably the bane of your high school chemistry class. You could hardly figure out what the heck it was and it drove you crazy. This is an opportunity to fix that. Chemist Theodore Gray knew that, and he built it -- as an actual table depicting the elements. But this site takes it one better: click any element and not only get a description of what it is, but what it's good for. Lithium, for example: it's a metal light enough to float on water, but you don't want to do that because water makes it explode. But you can make great lightweight (and long life) batteries from it, and plenty more. Amaze your friends at parties with a bit of knowledge about what makes the world around you. From This is True for 30 September 2007 Suggestions for further reading:
 by Sam Kean Amazon Price: $14.61 Customer Review: This is a fun pop-science book. Even as a science nerd, there was lots in there that I hadn't heard about before. I especially liked the section on madness in science, and the section on cold fusion had lots of good stuff in there.  by Theodore Gray Amazon Price: $19.77 Customer Review: This is a beautiful oversized book that will fascinate and keep you reading about a topic that can be boring to some. (If I had a text book like this when I was in school I probably would have been a much better student...)  by Simon Basher, Adrian Dingle Amazon Price: $8.99 Customer Review: my 5 yr old son loves this book and it is very informative and fun to read. I look forward to getting more basher titles.  by Carson-Dellosa Publishing Amazon Price: $3.98 Customer Review: It's exactly what it advertises. My only beef with the table is the way they laid it out with the halogens in the same color as the nonmetals. Also the Zinc group should be listed with the Transition Metals but that's an issue that gets debated and...  by Benjamin Wiker, Jeanne Bendick Amazon Price: $10.17 Customer Review: As an 8th grade physical science teacher, I highly recommend this book for children and adults. It is very well-written, fun, interesting, and at times -- fascinating. I recommend this book as a must-read to any middle school or high school student... Newsfeed display by CaRP |
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