Spin the Wheel

Periodic Table Wheel

Spin for a random element from all 118

Click the wheel or press Space

A random element from the periodic table

Every slice is one of the 118 elements, from hydrogen to oganesson, in atomic order. Spin, and the pop-up gives the winner’s name, atomic number and category.

What the colors mean

  • Alkali metals (red, 6)
  • Alkaline earth metals (orange, 6)
  • Transition metals (gold, 38)
  • Post-transition metals (slate, 12)
  • Metalloids (teal, 6)
  • Nonmetals (blue, 7)
  • Halogens (green, 6)
  • Noble gases (violet, 7)
  • Lanthanides (pink, 15)
  • Actinides (magenta, 15)

Elements past 108 have only ever been made a few atoms at a time, so they take the category their place in the table predicts.

Ways to use it

  • Quiz a class: spin, then ask for the symbol, the group or an everyday use.
  • Hand out research projects so no one has to pick.
  • Flashcards that shuffle themselves: say the name before the pop-up does.
  • Pick a theme for a science fair, a lab night or a trivia round.