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       The Disappearing Spoon, Chapter 1
       When most people think of the periodic table, they remember a
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       chart hanging on the front wall of their high school chemistry
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       class, an asymmetric expanse of columns and rows looming over
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       one of the teacher's shoulders. The chart was usually enormous,
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       six by four feet or so, a size both daunting and appropriate, given
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       its importance to chemistry. It was introduced to the class in early
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       September and was still relevant in late May, and it was the one
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       piece of scientific information that, unlike lecture notes or
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       textbooks, you were encouraged to consult during exams. Of
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       course, part of the frustration you might remember about the
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       periodic table could flow from the fact that, despite its being
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       freely available to fall back on, a gigantic and fully sanctioned
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       cheat sheet, it remained less than helpful.
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       On the one hand, the periodic table seemed organized and
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       honed, almost German engineered for maximum scientific utility.
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       On the other hand, it was such a jumble of long numbers,
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      abbreviations, and what looked for all the world like computer
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      error messages, it was hard not to feel anxious. And although the
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      periodic table obviously had something to do with other sciences,
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      such as biology and physics, it wasn't clear what exactly. Probably
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      the biggest frustration for many students was that the people
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      who got the periodic table, who could really unpack how it
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      worked, could pull so many facts from it with such dweeby
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      nonchalance.
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                                The Disappearing Spoon, Chapter 1
                                By Sam Kean
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                                        ○ Lexile oral readability measure of the oral reading excerpt (243 words): 1260L
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                                        ○ Lexile text measure of the complete book: 1300L
                                Words to Practice:
                                        ○ asymmetric                                                                                   ○ honed
                                        ○ daunting                                                                                     ○ dweeby
                                        ○ sanctioned                                                                                   ○ nonchalance
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     The Disappearing Spoon, Chapter 1
     When most people think of the periodic table, they remember a
     chart hanging on the front wall of their high school chemistry
     class, an asymmetric expanse of columns and rows looming over
     one of the teacher's shoulders. The chart was usually enormous,
     six by four feet or so, a size both daunting and appropriate, given
     its importance to chemistry. It was introduced to the class in early
     September and was still relevant in late May, and it was the one
     piece of scientific information that, unlike lecture notes or
     textbooks, you were encouraged to consult during exams. Of
     course, part of the frustration you might remember about the
     periodic table could flow from the fact that, despite its being
     freely available to fall back on, a gigantic and fully sanctioned
     cheat sheet, it remained less than helpful.
     On the one hand, the periodic table seemed organized and
     honed, almost German engineered for maximum scientific utility.
     On the other hand, it was such a jumble of long numbers,
     abbreviations, and what looked for all the world like computer
     error messages, it was hard not to feel anxious. And although the
     periodic table obviously had something to do with other sciences,
     such as biology and physics, it wasn't clear what exactly. Probably
     the biggest frustration for many students was that the people
     who got the periodic table, who could really unpack how it
     worked, could pull so many facts from it with such dweeby
     nonchalance.