Science Facts Thursday: The Periodic Table

We are finally back on schedule with Science Facts Thursday!

This week we Introduce the Periodic Table.

The Periodic table is an arrangement of all the chemical elements, (well at least the ones that have been discovered by scientists) with their atomic number, chemical symbol and relative atomic mass. They are placed in order of atomic mass, reading from left to right.

The Periodic Table. You can click the image for a larger version.

Check out the list below to find out which element the chemical symbols represent. It's not always an obvious choice, for example Gold is represented by the letters 'Au', from its Latin name Aurum.

Chemical Symbols

Start learning your chemical symbols as next week we take a look at molecules and the structure of an atom.

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Science Facts Thursday: Postponed ...

We are super busy at the Cosmos and Crayons head office, so this weeks science facts Thursday will be postponed until next week. Sorry to disappoint any budding science fans out there, we are working on some exciting things.

In the mean time, I'll share some rejected Cosmos and Crayons artwork I did originally for the blog.

This one is currently my little picture on the right hand side bar. I drew this before I employed Sloth as my handy helper.

Cosmos and Crayons lettering, which I still love, and will no doubt use it for something at some point. The original title for my blog was 'The Cosmos, Crayons and Ginge, but I shortened it to Cosmos and Crayons.

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My lovely little companion Sloth.

Ginge and Sloth

Just incase anyone was wondering, it's a little heart we are making with our hands ♥

Be sure to pop by next week, when we will be back on schedule and bring you some interesting science facts. 

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