Periodic table of videos
Derek Wenmoth,
Derek’s Blog,
Jul 31, 2011
This is a neat idea, but I don't think it goes beyond that. Basically (as you can see from the illustration) it's a periodic table of the elements expressed as a set of QR codes. Presumably, when you scan the code with your mobile, you view a video about that element. It would have been nice were there links to the videos behind the images, but it's not happening on the Flickr photos (though if you dig around you can find the periodic videos website and project pages, which are definitely worth a visit). Anyhow, it all made me think of an analogy. The periodic table, as composed of QR codes, is just gibberish to me. And in exactly the same way, the periodic table, as traditionally displayed on classroom walls, can be so much gibberish to students - just so many coded numbers and letters, without context.
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