The free game ChemMend to learn the periodic table developed by UJI researchers is now available online



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## The free game ChemMend to learn the periodic table developed by UJI researchers is now available online

13/03/2018 |
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Researchers Vicente Martí Centelles, Jenifer Rubio Magnieto, Luis Leiva, and V. Javier Traver, with funding from the Institute of New Imaging Technologies (INIT-UJI), have launched the online version of [ChemMend](http://www.chemmend.uji.es/registration/source/login.php), a free game to learn the periodic table in a playful way. The game aims to facilitate group learning of the most common elements of the periodic table.

Knowing the periodic table is essential in chemistry, but its memorization is often tedious and complex for students. With a dynamic similar to the Uno game, participants have to follow the reference letter with cards that represent elements of the same group or period.

The four researchers are currently analysing the educational value of the game. For this reason, they encourage high school and university students, teachers, both from institutes and from university, chemistry professionals and educators in general to try it out. In addition, they offer the interested teachers the possibility of knowing the students who have used the game or other data of use, managing the pertinent permissions. They also encourage teachers to do comparative tests (one group of students uses the game and another does not) and they share the results with them. To request these options or to ask for more information, please send an email to chemmend@gmail.com

[ChemMed](http://www.chemmend.uji.es/registration/source/login.php) is the first game that allows exploring and acquiring knowledge about the groups and periods of elements since, until its creation, existing games focused on relating the different elements with their symbol. The mono-player web application is an excellent activity for students to practice learning the periodic table at home. Therefore, creators recommend completing each game in one or several sessions because the application saves the results and allows you to continue where you left off and answer the questionnaires linked to it.

The work team is made up by Vicente Martí, postdoctoral researcher at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland; Jenifer Rubio, researcher in the Department of Inorganic and Organic Chemistry of the UJI; Luis Leiva, researcher and director of Technology of the company Sciling, S.L., and V. Javier Traver, researcher at the Institute of New Imaging Technologies of the UJI. The team has used the economic contribution of the INIT-UJI to carry out a previous pilot study in which chemistry lecturers from the Penyagolosa Secondary School of Castellón have participated.

Vicente Martí and Jenifer Rubio developed the original version of the game in physical format. They worked for two years on the development of the project and validated it through the participation of high school and university students and faculty. The current ChemMed web game is based on this physical version, which was published in the *Journal of Chemical Education*: "[ChemMend: A card game to introduce and explore the Periodic Table while engaging students' interest](https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ed300733w)", 2014, 91 (6), pp 868-871.

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