Periodic Table of Elements Scrabble

I bought a T-Shirt from Think Geek a few years ago that had the word BACON spelled out from the periodic table of elements. It was a perfect gift for a science and bacon loving person.
It made me wonder what other words could be spelled from the table.

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Students combine literacy, Science, Art, and Technology as they play Scrabble with the Periodic Table of Elements.

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As I looked at the table to see if I could make words I found that I wanted to write, circle, and see all the choices at once. So I created a template for just this purpose. Download the template into your camera roll and import it into the Skitch app where you can annotate over the image. When I had a word I used Keynote to make boxes and fill them with text, numbers, and colors. Once I had one word finished, I copied the format and kept playing. Here is my Keynote Template for three and four element words. Here are some things I created using my template. I tried using images, gradients, and solid colors in the boxes. Not all options are available on the iPad version of Keynote.

Vote Periodically

This is Mr. Fuglestad's nickname

I ran some of the images through CustomInk's site to see what they would look like if they were printed on a mug, hat, or t-shirt. They give you the option of deleting the background color (see the hat) which makes the font turn the color of the fabric.

Think before you drink (soda)

Wise Guy

for Mr. Fuglestad