Patent ID: 6533585
Filing Date: 2003-03-18
Classification: G09B

Abstract:
A two part teaching puzzle apparatus based upon the Zmaczynski presentation of the periodic table, said apparatus comprising: a first part base having a pyramidal shape and having a bottom surface having at least three edges; said base having at least three triangular shaped presentation surfaces in connection with one of said bottom edges, at least one of said presentation surfaces having a plurality of apertures, each of said apertures of rhombohedral shape; each of said apertures corresponding to an element representation in the Zmaczynski triangular periodic table and said apertures arranged upon said presentation face so as to reflect the arrangement of said elements in the Zmaczynski triangular periodic table;and, a second part comprising a set of rhombohedral shaped pieces, each of said rhombohedral shaped pieces sized and shape to fit said apertures of rhombohedral shape; each of said pieces having six faces, said faces being three sets of paired faces, said paired faces at opposite ends of said rhombohedral shaped piece, at least one of said paired sets of faces having information pertaining to a chemical property of an element in the Zmaczynski triangular periodic table.