When Anshul Samar was a fourth grader, he loved playing card games. Two years later, he began developing his own, which he called Elementeo. Samar aimed to make chemistry fun with his board-based game, which involves pitting personified versions of each element on the periodic table against each other to “capture” electrons. Samar has continued to update the game and has even created a grant fund for other young entrepreneurs. Years later, he is now currently earning his master’s degree in computer science at Stanford University.
This is a really cool idea that I think would appeal to many younger kids. With the growth of cards games in the past two decades, like pokemon, this could be a very cool bridge between learning and fun. Also incredible that a child thought of the innovate idea.