Department of Chemistry
C2 280
200 University Ave. W
Waterloo, Ontario,
Canada N2L 3G1
Phone: (519) 888-4567 ext 32129
Click on a tile to enlarge and view as a slideshow. Return to the Timeline webpage.
Hydrogen, 1 - Exploits Valley Intermediate Grand Falls – Windsor, Newfoundland, Canada - Teacher: Krista Simms - Artists: Devyn Hogg, Maya Fifield, Emily Hayden, Claire Loder, Cora Hogg
Helium, 2 - Senator O'Connor College School - North York, Ontario, Canada - Teacher: Alicja Koprianiuk - Artist: Jakub Brol
Lithium, 3 - Wembley Primary School - Wembley, Western Australia, Australia - Teacher: Susanna Webber - Artist: Ella Teh
Beryllium, 4 - Amos Comenius Memorial School - Hopedale, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada - Teacher: Jennifer Winters - Artist: Kanses Winters
Boron, 5 - Mount Allison University - Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada - Teacher: Stephen Westcott - Artist: Eric G. Bowes
Carbon, 6 - ATEMS (Academy of Technology, Engineering, Math, and Science) and ACT2 (Associated Chemistry Teachers of Texas) - Abilene, Texas, USA Teacher: Julee Isenhower - Artist: Layla Ingram-Alger
Nitrogen, 7 - East Three Secondary School - Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada - Teacher: Denise Lipscombe - Artists: Fletcher Dares, Chloe Dalton, Corbin Dempster, Hannah Gordon-Rogers
Oxygen, 8 - Preston High School - Cambridge, Ontario, Canada - Teacher: Kevin Donkers - Artist: Ella Woolcott (created for Science Teachers' Association of Ontario (STAO))
Fluorine, 9 - Texas A&M University San Antonio - San Antonio, Texas, United States of America - Teacher: Dr. G. Robert Shelton - Artist: Kiarah Craft
Neon, 10 - Canadian International School Vietnam - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam - Teacher: Alex Love - Artist: Nguyen Truong Thu Ngoc
Sodium, 11 - Gimnazija Jesenice - Jesenice, Slovenia - Teacher: mag. Natalija Bohinc Zaveljcina - Artist: Ana Ajša Vičar
Magnesium, 12 - John F. Ross Collegiate Vocational Institute - Guelph, Ontario, Canada - Teachers: Sue Bender and Michael Neerhoff - Artist: Riley Luke (compilation of artwork)
Aluminum, 13 - Tannum Sands State High School - Tannum Sands, Queensland, Australia - Teacher: Lisa Mazzer - Artists: Hannah Brooke, Lhea Hermosa and Sarah Leu
Silicon, 14 - St. John's Kilmarnock School - Breslau, Ontario, Canada - Teacher: Sarah Regli - Artist: Max Dai
Phosphorus, 15 - Durban Girls' College - Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa - Teacher: Helen McCready - Artist: Julie Blevin
Sulfur, 16 - Lakota East High School - Liberty Township, Ohio, United States - Teacher: Elizabeth Gosky - Artist: Hailey Holtman
Chlorine, 17 - École Évangéline - Wellington, Île-du-Prince-Édouard, Canada - Teacher: Marcel Caissie - Artist: Liam Wall and grade 11 Chemistry Class
Argon, 18 - Arnprior District High School - Arnprior, Ontario, Canada - Teacher: Cheryl Welbanks - Artist: Kaelyn Proulx
Potassium, 19 - Middlefield Collegiate Institute/YRDSB - Markham, Ontario, Canada - Teacher: Alison MacPherson - Artist: Zhiyang Su
Calcium, 20 - Jean Vanier Catholic Secondary School - Milton, Ontario, Canada - Teacher: Karen Caruana - Artist: Nicole Roasa
Scandium, 21 - Avonworth High School - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. - Teacher: Brittney Livesay - Artist: Ava Culley
Titanium, 22 - F.H. Collins Secondary - Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada - Teacher: Stacey Hays - Artist: Bronwyn Hays
Vanadium, 23 - Kitchener-Waterloo Collegiate and Vocational School - Kitchener, Ontario, Canada - Teacher: Kate Rowlandson - Artist: Maggie Sweeney
Chromium, 24 - Bishop Smith Catholic High School - Pembroke, Ontario, Canada - Teacher: Leanne Egan - Artist: Alex Orman
Manganese, 25 - Hill-Murray School - Maplewood, Minnesota, U.S.A. - Teacher: Michelle Lee - Artist: Amelia Jutz
Iron, 26 - Wolfert Tweetalig - Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands - Teacher: Menno Vaas - Artists: LoïsA & Arindadt
Cobalt, 27 - Malden High School - Malden, Massachusetts, U.S.A. - Teacher: Martin Berryman - Artist: Michelle Nie
Nickel, 28 - École Secondaire Catholique Champlain - Chelmsford, Ontario, Canada - Teacher: Chantal Rioux - Artist: Émilie-Rose Roussel
Copper, 29 - Jacob Hespeler Secondary School - Cambridge, Ontario, Canada - Teacher: Yvonne Clifford - Artist: Madeleine Williams
Zinc, 30 - Victor Sammurtok School - Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut, Canada - Teacher: Rob Humby - Artists: Kayalaaq Leishman-Brocklebank and Taqtaq Issaluk
Gallium, 31 - Hudsonville High School - Hudsonville, Michigan, U.S.A. - Teacher: Doug Ragan - Artist: Sophia Putman
Germanium, 32 - 5th Gymnasium of Mytilene - Mytilene, Lesvos, Greece - Teachers: Vasiliki Thomaidi and Maria Giannikou - Artist: Anna - Maria Tsokarou
Arsenic, 33 - Murdoch University - Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia - Teacher: Caitlin Sweeney - Artists: Caitlin Sweeney, Jamie Fletcher, Alice Barber, Rhianna Jones
Selenium, 34 - Marsden State High School - Waterford West, Queensland, Australia - Teacher: Daniel Bischa - Artist: Jaceb Blake
Bromine, 35 - COLTEC - Colégio Técnico da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil - Teacher: Alfredo Luis Mateus - Artists: Fernanda Narciso Dias, Larissa Venâncio de Faria and Maria Eduarda Alves Viana
Krypton, 36 - A.L. Fortune Secondary - Enderby, British Columbia, Canada - Teacher: Mrs. Annette Toop - Artist: Tristan Baumle
Rubidium, 37 - Palmetto Ridge High School - Naples, Florida, U.S.A. - Teacher: Michelle Joyce - Artists: Logan G., Lindsay L., Madison P.
Strontium, 38 - Lyme/Old Lyme High School - Old Lyme, Connecticut, U.S.A. - Teacher: Lucy Walter - Artist: Alex Williams
Yttrium, 39 - Atid Madaim Lod - Lod, Israel - Teacher: Ya'el Schleifer - Artist: YELEMENT
Zirconium, 40 - Dubai College - Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Teacher: Vanessa Holmes - Artist: Charmaine Kee
Niobium, 41 - Escuela Colombiana de Ingeniería Julio Garavito - Bogotá, D.C., Colombia - Teacher: Angela Mercedes Quiñones-Castañeda - Artist: Collaboration of students and teachers
Molybdenum, 42 - Oromocto High School - Oromocto, New Brunswick, Canada - Teacher: Winnie Hsu - Artist: Abigail Purchase
Technetium, 43 - Huron Heights Secondary School - Kitchener, Ontario, Canada - Teacher: Craig Matthews - Artists: Lakyn Hann, Stefan Djukic, and Ria Menon
Ruthenium, 44 - Rathkeale College & St Matthew's Collegiate School - Masterton, Wellington Region, New Zealand - Teacher: Ailsa Andrew - Artists: James Malsher, Logan Purvis, Lucas Abbott, Teagan Abbott.
Rhodium, 45 - St. Charles Community College - Cottleville, Missouri, U.S.A. - Teacher: Carol Green - Artist: Sarah Allison
Palladium, 46 - Arrupe Jesuit High School - Denver, Colorado, U.S.A. - Teacher: Stephan Graham - Artist: Paola Candia
Silver, 47 - Fundación Colegio Americano De Puebla - Puebla, Puebla, Mexico - Teacher: Priscilla Calva Ariza - Artists: David Albert Sarda Keen and Arantxa Marin Limon
Cadmium, 48 - Woodland Christian High School - Breslau, Ontario, Canada - Teacher: Marianne Bruinsma - Artist: Olivia Lise
Indium, 49 - Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies - Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada - Teacher: Alex Hutchinson - Artist: ABE 10 Class
Tin, 50 - Cedarburg High School - Cedarburg, Wisconsin, U.S.A. - Teacher: Kathy Pollock - Artist: Giovanna Truong
Antimony, 51 - Acheron College Grand Valley - Kitchener, Ontario, Canada - Teacher: Susan Van Acker - Artist: Amanda Dumont
Tellurium, 52 - Kalamunda Senior High School - Perth, Western Australia, Australia - Teacher: Julie Loxton - Artist: Alyse Todd
Iodine, 53 - Samtse College of Education, Royal University of Bhutan - Samtse, Samtse, Bhutan - Teacher: Nandu Giri - Artist: Tenzin Sonam
Xenon, 54 - Frankfurt International School - Oberursel, Hessen, Germany - Teacher: Mr. Vee Kummari - Artist: Bronwyn Sandfield
Cesium, 55 - Northern Secondary School - Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Teacher: Salini Kanaesu - Artist: Sola Needham
Barium, 56 - Eastview Secondary School - Barrie, Ontario, Canada - Teacher: Kristen Roth - Artist: Sydney Barber
Lanthanum, 57 - Boston Latin Academy - Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. - Teacher: Katherine Fogarty - Artist: Labonno Ranga
Cerium, 58 - Vaughan Secondary School/York Region District School Board - Thornhill, Ontario, Canada - Teacher: Zahid Panchbhaya - Artist: Tasya Zhizhina
Praseodymium, 59 - Weiss High School - Pflugerville, Texas, U.S.A. - Teacher: Christina Hotchkin - Artists: Anastasia T., Kayla K. and Brenda O.
Neodymium, 60 - Seoul Foreign British School - Seoul, South Korea, South Korea - Teacher: Kim Stuart - Artist: Irene Cho
Promethium, 61 - Pemberton Secondary School - Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada - Teacher: Karen Tomlinson - Artists: Kate Brosseau, Arriya Kuiper and Belle Dorgelo
Samarium, 62 - Coláiste Choilm - Swords, Co Dublin, Republic of Ireland - Teacher: Seán Kelleher - Artist: Transition Year 1 Science Students
Europium, 63 - Dr. Aletta Jacobs College - Hoogezand, Groningen, Netherlands - Teacher: Dr. Michel Wijnhold - Artist: Caitlyn Vijlbrief
Gadolinium, 64 - Ozel Sisli Terakki Tepeoren Anadolu Lisesi - Istanbul, Tuzla, Turkey - Teacher: Gulsen Sokullu - Artist: Alara Aydin
Terbium, 65 - Ankeny Centennial High School - Ankeny, Iowa, U.S.A. - Teacher: Mark Hey - Artist: Jordan Su
Dysprosium, 66 - Lexington High School - Lexington, South Carolina, U.S.A. - Teacher: Sam Oxley - Artist: Elizabeth Mulligan
Holmium, 67 - Nagle Catholic College - Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia - Teacher: Mrs. Elisabete Costa - Artist: Ashleigh Naisbitt and Emily MacPherson
Erbium, 68 - Wigan and Leigh College - Wigan, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom - Teacher: Dr. Mick Grady - Artist: Conall Jones
Thulium, 69 - King High School - Tampa, Florida, U.S.A. - Teacher: Allison Mercer - Artist: Harrison Alster
Ytterbium, 70 - Early/Middle College at GTCC Jamestown - Jamestown, North Carolina, U.S.A. - Teacher: Elizabeth Sunshine - Artist: Henna Aguilera
Lutetium, 71 - Eastwood Collegiate Institute - Kitchener, Ontario, Canada - Teacher: Panda Marsh - Artist: Laili Rohani
Hafnium, 72 - Urangan State High School - Torquay, Queensland, Australia - Teacher: Stephanie Whitehead - Artist: Tahlia Brookes
Tantalum, 73 - Chilliwack Secondary School - Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada - Teacher: Chris Reilly - Artists: Emma-Lee Riddolls and David Barg
Tungsten, 74 - University of Waterloo - Waterloo, Ontario, Canada - Teacher: Rick Marta - Artist: Rick Marta
Rhenium, 75 - Strathcona-Tweedsmuir School - Okotoks, Alberta, Canada - Teacher: Debra Carlson - Artist: Jake Baverstock
Osmium, 76 - Rockdale Magnet School for Science and Technology - Conyers, Georgia, U.S.A. - Teacher: Diana Kennen - Artist: Stephan Sellers
Iridium, 77 - Anchorage School District-Eagle River High School - Eagle River, Alaska, U.S.A. - Teacher: Matthew R. Prnka - Artist: Aidan Sutherland
Platinum, 78 - School of Industrial Engineering, Technical University of Madrid - Madrid, Spain - Teacher: Gabriel Pinto - Artists: Camino Luque, Roser Nicolau, Gema Arboleda, and Francisco Díaz
Gold, 79 - Spearfish High School - Spearfish, South Dakota, U.S.A. - Teacher: Jessica Zwaschka - Artist: Taya Lucas
Mercury, 80 - Resurrection Catholic Secondary School - Kitchener, Ontario, Canada - Teacher: Aaron Arkell - Artist: Doojean Park
Thallium, 81 - JH Bruns Collegiate - Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada - Teachers: Angela Russenholt, Barb Bell - Artists: Payton Chan, Angelina Clemente, Sage Cournoyer, Kaytlin Nichols, Kyla Soriano, Alexus Wong
Lead, 82 - AY Jackson Secondary School - Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Teacher: Laila Hassam - Artist: Haohan Zhang
Bismuth, 83 - Russia Local School - Russia, Ohio, U.S.A. - Teacher: Eric M. Sullenberger - Artists: Hayley Supinger & Eric M. Sullenberger
Polonium, 84 - Beijing Jiaotong University (BJTU) (via the University of Waterloo) - Waterloo, Ontario, Canada - Teacher: Rick Marta - Artist: Xingeng (Vincent) Zhao; representing the 2018 class of BJTU Nano students
Astatine, 85 - Quezon City Science High School - Quezon City, Quezon City, Philippines - Teacher: Richard Sagcal - Artist: Radioactive
Radon, 86 - Sycamore High School - Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A. - Teacher: Michael Geyer - Artist: SHS Chemistry Club
Francium, 87 - Port Credit Secondary School - Mississauga, Ontario, Canada - Teacher: Jeanne Honsberger - Artist: Massa Mohamed Ali
Radium, 88 - Mount Royal University - Calgary, Alberta, Canada - Teacher: Chris Lovallo - Artist: Alia McCracken, Casey Heirman
Actinium, 89 - Emily Carr Secondary School - Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada - Teacher: Adriana DiPietro - Artist: ECSS STEM Club
Thorium, 90 - Leksvik vgs - Leksvik, Trøndelag, Norge - Teacher: Maria Elisabeth Sletvold - Artist: Leksvik Kjemi 1
Protactinum, 91 - Plano West Senior High School - Plano, Texas, U.S.A. - Teacher: Nicole Lyssy - Artist: Emily Ren
Uranium, 92 - Heritage High School, Frisco ISD - Frisco, Texas, U.S.A. - Teacher: Jo L. King - Artist: Brigitte Kenna
Neptunium, 93 - Victoria Shanghai Academy - Hong Kong, Hong Kong - Teacher: Isabella Liu - Artists: Jane Chan, Cherilynne Chau, Sammie Srirotjariya, Kaitlyn Chan, Charmaine Wan, Alicia Yu
Plutonium, 94 - Rye High School - Rye, New York, U.S.A. - Teacher: Sally Mitchell - Artist: Naomi Melia Saito
Americium, 95 - The Steward School - Richmond, Virginia, USA - Teacher: Leslie Kovach - Artists: Allison Langenburg, Anna Reese Richardson, Alex Wilkerson, Zayd Rehman
Curium, 96 - Hants North Rural High - Kennetcook, Nova Scotia, Canada - Teacher: Jodi Davis - Artists: Adyson Singer, Arianna Lyons, Hannah Rines
Berkelium, 97 - Georgian Bay District Secondary School - Midland, Ontario, Canada - Teacher: Dr. Stacey Deneka - Artist: Abhimanya Navaratnam
Californium, 98 - Thousand Oaks High School - Thousand Oaks, California, U.S.A. - Teacher: Rhonda Frohn - Artist: Madeline Biggs
Einsteinium, 99 - Palm Beach Currumbin State High - Currumbin, Queensland, Australia - Teacher: Lee-Anne Bramley - Artist: Lily de Groot
Fermium, 100 - Aviation High School - Clayfield, Queensland, Australia - Teacher: Maureen Monteiro - Artist: Sebastian Damceski
Mendelevium, 101 - Westwood Community High School - Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada - Teacher: Lori Simpson - Artist: Farah Sadek
Nobelium, 102 - Hackettstown Middle School - Hackettstown, New Jersey, U.S.A. - Teacher: LisaMarie Bamber-Wichtendahl - Artist: Sarah Newen
Lawrencium, 103 - Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute - Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Teacher: Christina Papaiconomou - Artists: Sina Tafreshi, Lucas Chua, Bianca Pedretti and Eddie Vidovic.
Rutherfordium, 104 - LaurenHill Academy - Montreal, Quebec, Canada - Teacher: Nora Pang - Artist: Minah Shin
Dubnium, 105 - University of Toronto Schools - Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Teacher: Jennifer Howell - Artist: Janice Chung
Seaborgium, 106 - Clint ISD Early College Academy - Clint, Texas, USA - Teacher: Alexandra Falcon-Soriano - Artist: Chem Club Member
Bohrium, 107 - Lytle Junior High School - Lytle, Texas, U.S.A. - Teacher: Joline Gracyn - Artist: Chessa Hartley-Mapes
Hassium, 108 - Saint Michael Catholic High School - Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada - Teacher: Francesca Caruso-Leitch - Artist: Anna Ly
Meitnerium, 109 - Seminole High School - Sanford, Florida, U.S.A. - Teacher: Frances Monroe - Artist: Ariana Zhai
Darmstadtium, 110 - Bluevale Collegiate Institute - Waterloo, Ontario, Canada - Teacher: Maria Tuma - Artist: Laila Elhossini
Roentgenium, 111 - Pui Kiu College - Hong Kong, China Teacher: TO Chin Nang - Artists: HAU Sze Chai, Scarlett
Copernicium, 112 - National Public School, Koramangala - Bangalore, Karnataka, India - Teacher: Vipina Karthic - Artists: Anvitaa Ananthkumar, Palak Pariawala
Nihonium, 113 - Tokyo Gakugei University International Secondary School - Tokyo, Japan - Teacher: Tomomi Samejima - Artist: Nanami Kuroiwa
Flerovium, 114 - Stanwood High School - Stanwood, Washington, U.S.A. - Teacher: Susan Hauenstein - Artist: Olivia Forcier-Capper
Moscovium, 115 - School #192 - Moscow, Russian Federation - Teacher: Leonid V. Romashov - Artist: Ekaterina Belichenko
Livermorium, 116 - Livonia Churchill High School - Livonia, Michigan, U.S.A. - Teacher: Amy Lou Martin - Artist: Asenia Curka
Tennessine, 117 - Ovilla Christian School - Ovilla, Texas, U.S.A. - Teacher: Joely Glover - Artists: Audrey Nunes and Brennan Boyd
Oganessan, 118 - St. Andrew's Episcopal School - Austin, Texas, U.S.A. - Teacher: Bryan Dunn - Artist: Samantha Rauch