# Orbital Battleship: A Guessing Game to Reinforce Atomic Structure

**Author:** Mikhail Kurushkin and Maria Mikhaylenko

**Year**: 2016

#### Abstract

A competitive educational guessing game “Orbital Battleship” which reinforces Madelung’s and Hund’s rules, values of quantum numbers, and understanding of periodicity was designed. The game develops strategic thinking, is not time-consuming, requires minimal preparation and supervision, and is an efficient and fun alternative to more traditional forms of education.

**Keywords**: High School, Introductory Chemistry, First-Year Undergraduate, General, Physical Chemistry, Collaborative, Cooperative Learning, Humor, Puzzles, Games, Atomic Properties/Structure

**Referanse:** Kurushkin, M., & Mikhaylenko, M. (2016). Orbital Battleship: A guessing game to reinforce atomic structure. *Journal of chemical education*, *93*(9), 1595-1598. [https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.6b00136](https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.6b00136)

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