II Congreso Scientix, presentation "Periodic Table for Children and Youth", MUNCyT Alcobendas, 2-3/2/2019

1. Periodic Table for Children
and Youth
II Congreso Scientix, MUNCyT Alcobendas, 2-3/2/2019
Miquel Duran (UdG) and Fernando Blasco (UPM)
@miquelduran and @fblascoxyz
Project on Magic and Science- magsci.eu

2. #aitp2019 #iypt2019

3. The Periodic Table is probably the most
compact and meaningful compilation of
knowledge that man has yet devised.
Astronomer Harlow Shapley, cited in the preface of “The Periodic, a
Very Short Introduction”, by Eric R. Scerri, Oxford Univ Press, 2011

4. Today
(2/2/2019) at
FIRST Lego
League - Girona

5. The PT has no unique shape

6. The PT has
no unique
shape

7. Having fun and learning with the
Periodic Table

8. The Periodic Table, children, and
highschoolers
• Each element has a duality: an atomic number, i.e., a natural
number – and a chemical 1- or 2-letter symbol (and indeed,
a name)
• This allows for a great amount of games and play:
• Wordplay
• Any game with natural numbers
• Geometrical rearrangements and puzzles
• Connections with real-life sets: postcodes, license plate codes – or
province/state abbrevations
• 12 lunar months = 3 current PT
• 1 solar year = 3 (current PT + 4)
• Game “What’s your element?”

9. What’s your element? #tpqee

10. Magic with the Periodic Table

11. Magic, Science, and Education
• #ecme: Meeting in Science, Magic, and Education: gathering
Scientists, Educators and Magicians
• #ecme17: April 2015, Girona
• #ecme17: Novembrer 2017, MUNCyT Alcobendas
• #ecme19: Likely spring, Barcelona
• #cemc: Summer Camp on Magic, Science and Education for
14-18 yo, University of Girona
• #cemc16
• #cemc17
• #cemc18:
• Urban Magic + Science Walks (Girona, Barcelona, Figueres,
Torroella de Montgrí)

12. London, June 2015

13. What is a Schrödinger’s Card?
What is a Qubit?
What are entangled pairs?
What is a quantum computer?
What is quantum cryptography?
Trying to explain those tough questions to lay educated
people (i.e., non-quantum-scientists), to the general
public, to highschoolers, to children as well.
Using Poker playing cards

15. Take-away message
The Periodic Table of the Chemical Elements allows for lots of
fun and play, to learn about the basics of the building blocks
of Nature, and to educate in all aspects of knowledge.
#iypt2019 is an excellent opportunity to improve Science
Culture of Society and to foster STEM Education
Magic is a powerful tool in education, yet one must be
cautious not to overuse it.
Please contact us!
@miquelduran and @fblascoxyz
http://magsci.eu
http://52gamespt.wordpress.com
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