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I'm looking for some last minute help. My inorganic class is larger than the room where I normally teach in so I've been moved to a larger room with no periodic table!
I need to get a large periodic table (and quickly). I've looked at Flynn and other online sites; periodic tables start at $150 for an 8 ft. x 4 ft. table. In the past, I've seen some universities that print their own tables onto oilcloth (or a similar material) with the university logo. I like this idea because it sounds more sturdy than a perioidic table made out of paper. I also anticipate needing to eventually move the periodic table so I want somehting that can be hung up for a semester then easily moved.
Has anyone ever had their own large periodic table printed up? Does anyone have a source of cheaper vendors? If so, would you be willing to share how you did it or the name of your vendor with the community?
Thanks!
Until I find a better solution, I decided to print my own poster size periodic table by sizing up the periodic table I use on my exams. The nice thing about printing my own is that it's the first time I've had an up to date periodic table! I've attached the version I've used here.
If anyone has solutions (or has had one printed onto fabric), please post! My solution works in my current room, but if I need to move next year, I'd like to have options!
I face this problem with two classrooms I commonly use. I used the pdf I have for exams and printed it at poster size like you did, Barb. I would guesstimate that the size is about 3 x 4 feet. Then our machine shop technician glued it to poster board for me. The board is about 1/4" thick and lightweight - I can't think of another word besides "poster board" at the moment. I know that our copy center on campus can also do this kind of mounting.
Now I have this very lightweight and convenient periodic table that I carry around with me all the time. It's been great. When I'm not using it, it sits on my whiteboard's tray in my office for easy reference during office hours.
Foam core! That's what it's called.