Periodic Table of Data: Games help
Note: more detailed help is also available from within each game
When the game starts the 63 elements known to Mendeleev are shown as
cards arranged at random on a grid. The symbol and relative atomic mass
are always displayed, and holding your mouse pointer over an element
will reveal some of its properties in a 'status area' at the bottom left
of the playing area. You can:
Re-arrange the elements by dragging them to new positions
There are two ways of doing this depending on the Drag mode.
To move one element at a time select one at a time.
Elements may be picked up singly and moved freely to any location on the
grid, so that their order is not necessarily preserved . By contrast, in
keep together mode elements are moved in continuous
'chains' in such a way as to preserve their order. A chain is all the
elements following the one clicked and ending with the first blank.
During a drag green squares indicate where the elements will finish.
Red squares indicate an illegal move and are accompanied by an
explanatory message in the status area.
Arranging the elements in relative atomic mass order
Press the Sort by RAM button. Any undiscovered
elements you have added will be sorted provided you have assigned them a
relative atomic mass (see below).
Introduce 'undiscovered' elements
To do this drag from the undiscovered element 'pile' at the bottom
right of the playing area, releasing at the appropriate place. These
elements are given the symbol "?". You can assign a relative atomic mass
to an undiscovered element by typing a value into the text box and
pressing set RAM - this must be done before
the element is added. The advantage of doing this is that they can then
be sorted as described above. Once added undiscovered elements behave as
regular elements. To remove an undiscovered element drag it back to the
undiscovered element pile.
Press save at any point to save the current
arrangement, and restore to restore that arrangement at a later
time. Press reset to start again. For more detailed
instructions and some tips on strategy press see the activity's help
file, displayed with the Help button within the activity.
Your task is to identify elements from a limited amount of data.
Press NEW GAME to start playing.
Data on a randomly selected element is displayed to the left of the
screen. The element is chosen from those selected (coloured rather than
grey) in the Periodic Table to the right, which is controlled by the
level at which you are playing.
When you have identified the element, click its symbol in the
Periodic Table, and press NEXT ELEMENT to move to the next
identification. The game finishes after ten identifications.
Clues
Clicking first letter of name, group or period
in the Clues box will reveal the corresponding information, but
also reduce the number of points awarded for a correct identification.
Level
Click easy, difficult, very difficult or
fiendish in the Level box change the difficulty of the game.
Both the set of elements from which the unknown elements are taken and
the information presented depend on the chosen level. For an extra
challenge check the Play blind box to hide the element symbols in
the Periodic Table and rely on your knowledge to locate your chosen
element.
In this game the challenge is to quickly locate elements in the
Periodic Table.
Press NEW GAME to start playing.
The name of a randomly selected element starts to fall from the top
of the screen. The element is chosen from those selected (coloured
rather than grey) in the Periodic Table to the right, which is
controlled by the level at which you are playing.
Click on the element's symbol in the Periodic Table before the
element name reaches the bottom - the more quickly you click the more
points you will score. The next element name will appear immediately,
and you will be shown a total of ten names.
Level
Click easy, difficult, very difficult or
fiendish in the Level box change the difficulty of the game -
the set of elements from which the unknown elements are taken depends on
the chosen level. For an extra challenge check the Play blind box
to hide the element symbols in the Periodic Table and rely on your
knowledge to locate your chosen element.
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