Decorating the ceiling with a periodic table is a popular high school science activity, and when Scott Byrum noticed that the acoustic tiles in his newly-renovated teaching lab were square, he saw a golden opportunity. Or, if you like, a palladium one.
Byrum, a chemistry teacher at North Sand Mountain High School in Higden, AL, says:
“I’m having to compete with all the Xboxes and the Nintendos, so I have to keep my sword sharp.
There are many clever ways of incorporating chemistry into your daily life, from periodic puzzles and periodic cups to building plastic molecular models (a favourite of mine), and even periodic cupcakes, but this ceiling seems a nice interactive idea!
