When I was a teacher at John McGregor Secondary School in Chatham, Ontario, I had some articles published in CHEM 13 NEWS of the University of Waterloo . Here is one that appeared in the October 1980 issue:
To encourage familiarity with the names and symbols of the chemical elements, Tom Vella-Zarb (John McGregor Secondary School, Cecile Avenue, Chatham ON, N7M 2C6) asks his students to name: Since then I researched a little deeper and found a larger list. First, I would ask you, the reader to rack your brain and try to answer the questions above. When you are through I invite you to compare your findings with mine. |