[Board Game]

Abstract

A game that teaches the structures of atoms on the periodic table, molecules and ions. Teaches the concepts of ions, acids and bases, oxidation and reduction and the fundamentals of organic chemistry. The game includes a board having atoms, molecules and ions on the perimeter. In the center of the board are the periodic table, electronegativity table, a buzzer experiment representing an electrochemical cell, and table of organic nomenclature. Players are required to identify the entity on the perimeter randomly by the roll of dice and to answer questions from two levels of playing cards representing fundamental and advance.

1 . A question and answer board game which can be competitively and simultaneously played by players of different skill and age levels comprising a game board with a one directional playing track along which each player moves their pieces based upon a randomly selected value, said track is made up of a playing path containing the atoms of the periodic table, molecules and ions; several sets of multi-level cards bearing questions to which each player must reply with a correct answer to progress towards winning the game.  
   
   
       2 . A question and answer board game according to  claim 1  wherein a player that lands on a space on the playing track must identify the atom, molecule or ion that he or she landed on in order to gain the privilege of picking a game card and answering the question on that card.  
   
   
       3 . A question and answer board game according to  claim 2  wherein a player that has gained the privilege of picking a game card will win money by correctly answering the question on the card.  
   
   
       4 . A question and answer board game according to  claim 1  wherein said randomly selected value to move each said players pieces is determined by the value of the roll of a dice by each player during that players sequential turn.  
   
   
       5 . A question and answer board game according to  claim 1  wherein said track is made up of thirty-three spaces containing atoms, molecules, ions and bonus spaces.  
   
   
       6 . A question and answer board game according to  claim 1  wherein the questions are presented on one side of the question cards with the corresponding answer provided in a question and answer booklet.  
   
   
       7 . A question and answer board game according to  claim 1  wherein the first player to reach a set dollar amount is the winner of the game.  
   
   
       8 . A question and answer board game according to  claim 1  wherein said one directional playing track includes four bonus spaces that allows a player to win extra money and to advance to the next level if the requirements are met.  
   
   
       9 . A question and answer board game according to  claim 1  wherein said cards are divided into two groups, fundamental and advance, based on the definition of the six levels of learning as defined in the Bloom's taxonomy.  
   
   
       10 . A question and answer board game according to  claim 9  wherein said fundamental cards are based on learning factual data and conceptual data.  
   
   
       11 . A question and answer board game according to  claim 9  wherein said advance cards are based on performing procedural tasks, analysis, synthesis and evaluation.  
   
   
       12 . A question and answer board game containing a periodic table provided with a side bar and a bottom bar that helps explain the structure of each atom.  
   
   
       13 . A question and answer board game according to  claim 12  wherein said side bar shows concentric circles (or spheres) representing the number of S orbits that exist in atoms of a row on the periodic table.  
   
   
       14 . A question and answer board game according to  claim 12  wherein said bottom bar shows the number of electrons that is in the outermost orbit for each column.  
   
   
       15 . A question and answer board game according to  claim 12  wherein said periodic table with side bar and bottom bar teaches players how to identify atoms by the number of S orbits and the number of electrons that are in the outermost orbit.  
   
   
       16 . A question and answer board game containing a periodic table showing the S orbit, P orbits and the number of electrons in each orbit for the first twenty atoms of the periodic table.  
   
   
       17 . A question and answer board game containing a table showing molecules and ions with their S orbits, P orbits and sharing of electrons.  
   
   
       18 . A question and answer board game containing a buzzer experiment section that teaches electrochemistry.  
   
   
       19 . A question and answer board game containing an electronegativity table section that teaches electronegativity, the strength of an atom to take an electron away from another atom.  
   
   
       20 . A question and answer board game containing a carbon table section that teaches organic nomenclature.