Project Manual

 

for teaching aid innovation

 PeTa

Game / Flash Card

Category

Teaching Aid

 

Title

PeTa Card (Periodic Table Game / Flash Card)

 

Introduction

Students nowadays enjoy playing games and it is easier to teach them using a method where playing and learning comes at the same time. Based on this observation, the idea to create a card game came out. This card is made out of the properties of the elements in the periodic table. This game uses very simple rules and it will be explained later on this manual.

The main idea is to let the student to get use and know the elements well. And with the pictures printed on the card, at least they can imagine how the element looks-like. As the game goes on, the student will be reading out the properties of element in the card a few times. This may inject some information into their head and hopefully it will last and be used in the formal teaching and learning process.

 

Objective

  1. To prepare a card game that can be used as a learning tool
  2. To explore the uses of the card

 

Materials

  1. High Quality (Multi Purpose) A4 paper 200 gsm – white colour
  2. Printer Ink (both black and colour)
  3. Present wrapping paper
  4. Internet sources:

i).   http://www.chemicalforums.com/index.php?page=periodictable

     ii).  http://www.chemistry.patent-invent.com/chemistry/density.html

     iii). http://www.science.co.il/PTelements.asp?s=Density

     iV). http://www.webelements.com/webelements/elements/text/periodic-                   table/key.html

Computer equipment and software used

  1. Cannon PIXMA 1000 printer
  2. Microsoft Office Word 2003
  3. Microsoft Office Publisher 2003

Procedure

  1. Information from the internet is gathered.
  2. Using the Microsoft Office Publisher 2003 and Microsoft Office Word 2003, the card is designed.
  3. The size of the card is 6.3 cm x 8.7 cm (Note: This size was chosen because it is user friendly and easy to hold on to).
  4. Elements in the same group is given the same colour in the (b) section of Figure 1.1 (please refer to Section Card Sample in the next page)
  5. Pictures and information is keyed into the design.
  6. The process goes on until the entire 119 element card is finished.
  7. Then the printing process comes in (Note: higher dpi printer will give a better print quality)
  8. The card is cut out according to their sizes.
  9. The card is decorated with present wrapping paper to make it more attractive (Glue is used to make sure the decoration stays as long as the card is still in use).
  10.  Print out the “How To Play” card and “The Guides” card.
  11.  The card is ready to be used.

How to be played

a.      Suggested players:  4 persons.

b.     Player to begin the round: based on the first card given to the players – the element with the smallest proton number.

c.      Playing the card:

  1. Place the card on the table facing downward.
  2. Pick any of the properties written on the card and state whether big or small and so on.
  3. The properties to be call out can be referred to The Guides card.
  4. Open the card and the next player follows by opening their card (without looking at the card).
  5. The winner of the round is picked based on the biggest or smallest figure of properties stated before the card is opened.
  6. The winner picks up all the card that was opened on that round.
  7. Then, the winner (of the round) will pick any properties and start the game again.
  8. The winner of the whole game is based on who gets the most card in hand. 

Prepared by,

CARLOS FUI KHIONG GEORGE

Technical Advisor

 
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