3-D model of the periodic table?

Question

Hey guys, I'm trying to work on a school Chemistry project. The thing I have to do is make a 3-D model of the periodic table. I also have to organize it by how big the atom is. I been trying to figure out what I can use for the atoms (they don't have to look like atoms). What item can I use that can get bigger 103 times (number of elements on the periodic table that I have to use) that will be manigable on like a poster board. I hope I explained this in a good way. Thanks guys!!

Answer 1

You could also use O shaped items since atoms do have electrons going around a field with the protons and neutrons in the middle, you could always fill something in to the middles of the 0s to represent the protons and neutrons. Afterall, the more protons, the bigger the atom, so the higher up the periodic table you got, the more dots you could have in the middle. You could use frosting or toothpaste, or even little things that looked like dots in the middle. Start with tiny rubber sealers that they use for connecting pipes or like fish tank tubing from Home Depot, those little rubber bands they make you put on your braces, or something, then go to spaghetios, cheerios and fruit loops, plastic rings, then onion rings, jelly bracelets, . . I'm trying to think of other o shaped items. Toilet paper tubes cut with scissors, rubber bands, bolts, Too bad it has to be on poster board. . . then you could use some really creative things like innertubes, hula hoops, glow bracelets and necklaces,

You could also use different sized rocks, since these seem to be readily available in different sizes. You could use sand, then little tiny rocks, gravel, etc. . This would be a bit heavy, so I'd do it on a piece of plywood if you had any after spray painting it a cool color.

Last idea: If you wanted to make it humorous and had some time and wanted to make this last a long time rather than just for this one assignment, you could represent each atom with a miniature figurine. Like. . .Helium could be a really tiny He-man figurine (or just the head) and Einsteinium (if you have to go that high) could be giant Einstien head. Copper (CU) could be a little dog from that movie "Fox and the Hound". . . Oxygen could be a little blue ox from paul bunyan or just an ox figurine. I know it would take forever to find all the pieces, but if you were a teacher or something wanting a cool display it would be worth it.

Check out the element song while you are at it. You might get some ideas here for images.

Answer 2

Model Of Periodic Table

Answer 3

How about some sort of construction materials such as lego, or click-it balls?(These have the advantage of being magnetic) Polystyrene balls also come in a range of sizes and could be joined with toothpicks.
What an interesting project. Have fun.

Answer 4

how you can do that, is get somehting really small, such as a grain of salt, or such as a sugar cube, candy etc. and just put the, together and form 103 atomic models. if it succeeds, good job, if it doesnt, sorry i dont know how to help you. ooh hever mind, just get a whole bunch of stirophome balls, and wooden chop sticks. get smaller stirophome balls, and stick them on the out sidde of the other sticks. Good luck!

Answer 5

How about MONEY. 1cent to $1.03
It will be an interesting a possibly easy to remember comparison. this element is more expensive than that element.
Use photocopies (even shrunken ones) of the dollars if you don't want to use real money.

Answer 6

For protons get BB's that are used in air rifles, plastic beads, aquarium gravel. For the core use pebbles, gumballs, washers, rubber grommets.

Answer 7

First thing that popped into my mind was some small candies like Nerds, mini M&Ms etc.

Answer 8

Find a pic of it, enlarge it, stick objects over it that match shape, glue on!

Answer 9

y don't u try gluing M&M's or Skittles on the posterboards? (although it may attract ants)

Answer 10

periodictables.com