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Periodic table: elements and real-world applications

Posted by John Dalziel on Thursday, January 28, 2010, In : Course Resources

This Periodic table contains all the usual information you find in a periodic table of elements, but then under each element, it lists real-world items that contain that element.

This opens up a new avenue of projects for Science practitioners where students can not only learn the different elements, but then connect them to real world uses and even explore the method in which the element is applied.

To access this resource go to http://www.bp.com/liveassets/bp_internet/bpes_new/bpes_new_...

World Clock

Posted by John Dalziel on Friday, November 13, 2009, In : Statistics

WorldClock is an online clock that shows real time statistical data about the world. The data includes...

world population,
birth,
death,
divorce,
abortion,
HIV,
cancer incidence… etc.

Users can view real time statistics for one...

year,
month,
week and
day.

The stats presented on the site are averages of the data gathered from sources like...

World Health Organization,
CIA Factbook
US Census and others.

Take a look at http://www.shambles.net/worldclock/worldclock.swf.

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John Dalziel

Liverpool

I'm an eLearning Adviser specializing in stimulating and supporting innovation in learning via eBooks, eMagazines, blogs (including audio versions), online TV, interactive resources, forums, workshops, conferences and face2face consultations. Evaluating and becoming familiar with sustainable and new technologies allows me to respond to the needs of learning providers from a position of experience rather than 'hearsay'. Supported learning providers, in the northwest of England (UK), can contact me for FREE consultations. Based at Lancaster University I work for the JISC Regional Support Centre - Northwest.