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"Mnemonic"
comes from the Greek word mnemonic which means mindful.
Astronomy | Bible | Biology | Chemistry
| Geography | Government | Grammar | Math | Miscellany
| Music | Periodic Tables | Physics | Spelling | Weather
We hope these principles and
formulas assist or improve the memory of each of your students and maybe even
yourself. Please share any CLEAN AND HEALTHY new mnemonics your family creates
with us.
About Mnemonics
You have heard "thirty days hath September, April, June and November", to
remember the number of days in the months. If you've taken music you will have heard
"every good boy does fine" to remember the notes which appear on the lines of
the treble clef. Your English teachers may have taught the rhyme "I before E except
after C". These aid memory.
When you say "Oh, that reminds me...." you can be assured that a memory was
cued. Something has caused you to remember something. When you originally remembered the
thought, it was somehow connected to the cue. When the cue appears again the memory
returns. There is an association between the cue and the memory which was made during the
original experience. Mnemonics also uses this principle.
The first step in learning mnemonics is developing the minds eye. Simply using it
improves its ability and increases the vividness of mental imagery. The next step is to
connect these mental images. Connecting images is the basis for the "link
method" of mnemonics.
When you or your student are faced with a memory problem…Jump out of the box and
create your own mnemonic!
My Nasty Editor Might
Occasionally Not Interpret Commas
MATH
| The Roman numerals in order for I, V, X (1, 5, 10) I
Vant XRays |
The Roman numerals in order for 50, 100, 500 and 1000. (LCDM) Lucy Can't Drink Milk |
Celsius for those who grew up with the Fahrenheit scale.
30 is hot
20 is nice
10 is cold
0 is ice.
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Metric system: King Hector Doesn't Usually
Drink Cold Milk
Kilo
Hecto
Deca
Units
Deci
Centi
Milli |
1000
100
10
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.01
.001
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King Hector Died Miserable Death Caught Measles
Kilometer Hectometer Decameter Meter
Decimeter Centimeter Millimeter
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Arithmetic functions:
Please excuse my dear Aunt Sally
Please excuse my dog and sister
Parentheses, exponents, multiply, divide, addition, subtract |
Long Division
Does McDonald's sell cheeseburgers raw?
Divide, multiple, subtract, compare, remainder |
Division:
Smaller unit to Larger unit they will Divide
Snails Love Dessert
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Numerator over the Denominator
Nice Dog
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Division:
Larger unit
to Smaller unit they will Multiply
Llamas Love Milk
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Subtraction Borrowing
Bigger Bottom Better Borrow
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I can find the RIM in PeRIMeter |
I need the whole AREA |
| Trigonometric equations: Some old hen caught another hen taking one
away
S(in) = O(pposite)/H(ypotenuse)
C(os) = A(djacent)/H(ypotenuse)
T(an) = O(pposite)/A(djacent)
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Adding and subtracting with 9's and 8's 9 and 8 want to be ten like
any normal 8 or 9 year old child…
But luckily they both come with a great secret clue! The 9 has one vacumn cleaner
nozzle to suck up one unit and the 8 has two nozzles to suck up 2 units. Making the
sucking noises help a lot. |
| Multiplication Tricks: Minus times minus is plus,
The reason for this we need not discuss.
Easy checkout:
Even times even is even
Even times odd is even
But odd times odd is always odd. |
Imagine you're in a town in the Wild West.
You've got good guys (+) and bad guys (-),
and they can either come to town (+) or leave town (-).If the good guys (+) come to
town (+), that's good (+).
If the bad guys (-) come to town (+), that's bad (-).
If the good guys (+) leave town (-), that's bad (-).
But if the bad guys (-) leave town (-), that's good (+)! |
Liquid measures
Two CUPS Make a PINT
And Two PINTS make a QUART
But you'll never get a GALLON
Unless you add FOUR QUARTS
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The direction of increasing position angle
– it is measured from North, sweeps through the East cardinal point, then South, then
West
Never Eat Shredded Wheat |
| Days in each month Hold up two fists together. Starting with January
the knuckles (mountains) are 31 and the valleys between the knuckles are 30 day except
February which has 28 or 29.
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pi = 3.1415926535897932384626433832795...
(Word lengths are digits)
Now I, even I, would celebrate
In rhymes unapt, the great
Immortal Syacusan, rivaled nevermore,
Who in his wondrous lore,
Passed on before,
Left men his guidance
How to circles mensurate. (31 places)
See, I have a rhyme assisting my feeble brain, its tasks oft-times resisting.
(13 places)
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Division Tricks:
1 over 7
is .14 28 57
Just learn that one
the others are given
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Skip counting
rhymes make
multiplication fun but does not always get the results you need...why?
Use caution when using skip
counting to song as the
information goes into the sub-dominant part of the
brain
and may be difficult to find without singing.
- We make up rap and poetry for the interest of different
students, these have worked well when we are introducing the concept.
- Try the songs with mono-tone voice
and even rhythm
- Use flash cards.
- Think of other math shapes that have 3
(triangles, yards), 4 (squares, wheels), 5 (pentagons, nickles, minutes on clock), 6, 7
(days of week), 8 (octagons, stop signs) sides.
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Fours…
(tune of Rollin' Rollin' Rollin')Rollin,
Rollin, Rollin, Keep those tires rollin.
4, 8, 12, 16 wheelers rollin
20, 24, 28, 32 rollin right along
36, 40, 44, 48 cruisin right along
Put 'em up, shout 'em down |
Threes…
(tune of This Old Man)3, 6, 9…12, 15…18, 21
24 and 27…30 and your done.
33, 36, 39 and more
42 and 45 help me off the floor |
Sixes…
(Shortnin Bread)6, 12, 18….24 and 30
Mama's little babies love shortnin bread
36 and 42….48 and 54
Eggs by the half dozen mama said
Give me a 60….Give me 66
Bring home the eggs for my shortnin bread |
Twleves…
(Rapped or said with a beat)12…24…36….yard
48…60…72…not hard
84…96…how bout 108
120…132…144 that's gross |
Sixteens….
(rapped or said with beat)16 oz. = 1 pound
2 pounds is 32.
48 ozs. makes it 3
60 might be absurd….ok its 4. |
Nines…. Multiply Nine Every Time Adds to
Nine |
| Fives… Five times Odd Ends in Five
Five times Even Ends in "O" it's Even Steven |
MUSIC
| The notes represented by the lines on the treble
clef
bottom to top |
Every Good Boy Does Fine |
| The notes represented by the spaces on the treble clef,
bottom to top |
FACE |
| Order of sharps: |
Father Charles Goes Down And Ends Battle |
| Order of flats: |
Battle Ends And Down Goes Charles' Father |
E B G D A E
(Standard guitar tuning) |
Earl's Bible Gets Dusty After Easter |
WEATHER
Red sky at night, sailors delight!
Red sky in the morning, sailors take warning! |
Rain before seven, fine before eleven. |
| No weather is ill, if the wind be still. |
Crickets chirp faster as the temperature rises. |
| Low pressure forces smoke down When smoke descends, good weather
ends. |
Cold is the night, when stars shine bright. |
In fair weather, sound waves travel upward and outward in the atmosphere
and dissipate there; on humid, cloudy days, they are sent back to earth.
Sound traveling far and wide
A stormy day this doth betide
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Finding the center of a weather system.Northern Hemisphere only. Reverse
for Southern Hemisphere
When the wind is at your back,
the low is on your left.
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| The louder the frog, the more the rain. |
When grass is dry in morning light,
look for rain before the night. |
GRAMMAR
| Conjunctions: (with a scandinavian accent) |
Have you met the OR, NOR, FOR sisters and their
brothers AND and BUT of the conjunction family? |
| Quotation Mark |
If it's important enough to "hang it on the
line" it gets quotes. |
| Periods and Commas |
Periods are like stop signs, they stop the sentence
Commas are like yield signs, They make you slow down. |
BIOLOGY
Kind pigs care only for good slop.
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The amino acids: Hydrophilic
Neutral: (Glycine, Alanine, Valine, Leucine, Isoleucine, Methionine, Cysteine,
Proline, Phenylalanine, Tryptophan)
Girls Are Very Loving If Men Can Prepare Perfect Tea
Positive: (Asparagine, Glutamine, Serine, Threonine, Tyrosine)
Alexander Graham Spoke Through (the) Telephone
Neutral: (Lysine, Arginine, Histidine)
Laurel And Hardy
Negative:
Aspartate and Glutamate (all that's left..
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Stages of Cell Division:
Prophase Metaphase Anaphase Telophase
ProMote Another Tadpole
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Taxonomic classification for humans:
Anamalia Chordata Mammalis Primate Hominidae Homo SapienAnthroplogy Can Make People
Hate Helping The Sick |
| Bones of the skull: (The medical profession is famous
for mnemonics) Occipital parietal frontal temporal ephnoid sphenoid Old
people from Texas eat spiders
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LICHEN are made up of ALGAE and FUNGI
She was all gal (ALGAL) and he was a fun guy (FUNGI). They took a likin' (LICHEN) to
each other.
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CHEMISTRY
lose electrons (=) oxidation
gain electrons (=) reductionLEO the lion goes GER |
mix acid and water ...
Add acid to watuh
Just as you oughta.
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If a soluble salt you wish to provide
You first on the acid settle;
Then neutralize with the proper oxide,
hydroxide, carbonate or metal.But if the salt will not dissolve,
A simpler means you'll try:
Precipitate it, you resolve,
Then filter, wash and dry. |
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PERIODIC
TABLES
The entire PERIODIC table can be PRONOUNCED Essentially every consonant is sounded
with "c" replaced by "k" and the two initial "h" sounded as
"huh" "huh".
HHeLiBeBCNOFNeNaMgAlSiPSClArKCaSc
TiVCrMnFeCoNiCuZnGaGeAsSeBr
OR AS two separate words that went (more or less phonetically) "H!" (Just
make a loud H, then pause, looking as if you're about to pounce. Nice dramatic
effect that gets the listener's attention.) |
H HE LI BE BO CA NE OR FI
Ha. HEalthy LIttle BEggar BOys CAtching NEwts OR FIsh
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H HE LI BE BO CA N OR FI Harry HElped LIttle BEnny Balmer CArry NEat
ORanges From Neptune's NAtural MenaGerie ALways SInging Polite Sonnets CLearly ARf Key
CAsually. |
"Heh-Lee-Beb-K'Noff-" (Easy so far)
"N'Nahm" (That's N(schwa) - Nahm[rhymes with bomb])
"Gall-Sip-Sickle":
Helibebcanofnee and Namgalsipsclar
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This one is probably best sung with scandinavian accent.
Hy! He!
LiBe BoCNOF Ne!
NaMgAl SiPSClAr
KaCaScaTi VaCroMan
FeCoNiCu "Zed Enn"
GaGe AsSe BroKr
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PHYSICS
| Waves: Cosmic Gamma X-rays Ultraviolet Visible Infrared
Microwave Radio Television Cary Grant eXpects Unanimous Votes In
Movie Reviews Tonight |
Newton's Laws of Motion: The first law - Inertia = "One -
ertia"
The Third Law - equal and opposite = a sideways 3 - turn the three so the openings of the
three are upward - each side of the sideways three is "equal and opposite"
Once you know which the 1st and third are - the second is the only one left. |
| Speed of light is always 299,792,458 meters/second. 299 792 458 |
Whether current leads voltage or lags it in reactive circuits.
In inductive ('L') circuits, voltage ('E') leads current ('I'), hence 'E
L I'.
In capacitive ('C') circuits, it's the other way, so 'I C E'.Eli
the Ice man. |
Acceleration is directly related to the force applied.
If I push down the gas pedal in 2nd gear - I accelerate in direct proportion to the
force on the gas pedal.
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Righty Tighty. Lefty Loosey.
Right on. Left Off. |
GEOLOGY
| Geology: Cambrian, Ordovician, Silurian, Devonian,
Mississippian, Pennsylvanian, Permian. CAMpus ORDered SILicon DEVices, MISsed PENcil
PERmits
Campbells Onions Soup Does Make People Puke |
Mineral Hardness scale 1-10: Talc Gypsum Calcite Flourite
Apatite Orthoclase Quartz Topaz Corumdum Diamond Toronto girls can flirt and only
quit to chase dwarves.
Terrible Giants Can Find Alligators Or Quaint Trolls Conveniently Digestible |
| Geological ages: Paleocene Eocene Oligocene Myocene
Pileocene Pleistocene Recent Practically every old man plays poker regularly. |
Palaeocene, Eocene, Oligocene, Miocene, Pliocene, Pleistocene, and Recent.
Phooey! Even old men play polo, right?
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GEOGRAPHY
| My Great-Big Elephants Have No CRonic Problems
(Central American countries from N to S)
Mexico
Guatemala - Belize (East of Guat)
El Salvador
Honduras
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Panama |
Seems Like MataHari Picked Her Targets Carefully
(7 Wonders of the world)
Statue of Zeus
Lighthouse of Alexandria
Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
Pyramid of Khufu
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Temple of Diana/Artemis
Colossus of Rhodes |
| The 4 Continents largest to smallest: Asia, Africa, North America, South
America, Antartica, Europe, Austrailia. (say like like rapper) As
Af!
NorAm SouAm Ant EurAus! |
The 7 Continents in no specific order : Europe, Antarctica, Asia, Africa,
Australia, North America, South America) Eat AN ASpirin AFter A
Nighttime SnAck SEAN got three
AAA's |
| Transformation from compass reading to true compass + deviation =
magnetic;
magnetic + variation = true;
add east(ie subtract west)
Come deviate magic voter to win at elections. |
In the other direction true + variation = magnetic;
magnetic + deviation = compass
(and in this direction easterly variation and deviation is subtracted)
True violinists make delightful compositions |
| The 4 Oceans: Indian, Arctic, Atlantic, Pacific I Am A Person |
The 4 Oceans largest to smallest: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Artic PAssing
ATtie INks ARt |
| The Great Lakes, in order from west to east Sam's Horse Must Eat Oats |
Directions on a map, place the first letter of each word in a clockwise
circle starting at the 12 o'clock position: Never Eat Slimy Worms
Never Eat Sour Warheads
N.E.W.S. |
| The shape of these states makes a person, his name is
Mimal:
Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana. MIMAL lives along the Mississippi
And can be continued back up from the Gulf with Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska.
South Dakota and North Dakota
MIMAL Gulped! Tex. OK Kan Ne SoDa NoDa |
And of course the old ryhyme M…I…SS…I…SS…I…SS…I…PP…I |
| The states from Arizona to Oregon along the Pacific AR COW ran to the
Pacific |
MISCELANY
| How you adjust your clocks for Daylight and Standard Time in many places. Spring
ahead, Fall back |
The colors of the five olympic rings. Blue – Yellow – Black
– Green – Red Olympic records in events like the long jump are set by jumping
bigger distances. "By Bigger"? Yes! B-Y-B-G-R !
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| Coral snake and the king snake (both have the color bands of black, red
and yellow Red on yellow kill a fellow
Red on black friend of jack |
Poison Ivy Leaves of three, let it be: berries white, take flight ! |
| Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet : the colors of the
rainbow, in order ROY G. BIV (pronounced like a person's name)
Ray of young girls blessed
in virginity
is a PG version of Roy G Biv
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Grasses and sedges: Sedges have three-sided stems
in cross section; also, sedges grow in wet spots, often along marsh edges whereas grasses
prefer drier upland areas.
Sedges have edges
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| Port and left both have four letters.
When you BOW you go
forward |
Red Left Port.
The image is of a red-headed sailor going to sea,
where he belongs (not some nasty old port). It also helps to remember the colors of
running lights and the codes for buoyage system "B". |
GOVERNMENT
Bill of Rights:
Freedom RAPPS AT JASS–C—People and States.
Religion…right to worship
Arms…right to bear
Petition…right to redress
Press…right to hear
Speech…right to say it
Assemble…right to gather
Troops…no more quartered
Jury….fairness matters
Accused….right to innocence
Speed….to have a trial
Search…and seizure not allowed
Cruelty….defiled
People…
rights not in constitution are reserved for people, and
States….
powers not delegated to U.S. are reserved for states. |
US Departments: State, Treasury,
Homeland Security, Defense, Justice,
Interior, Agriculture, Commerce, Labor, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban
Development, Transportation, Energy, Education
See The Happy
Dog Jump In A Circle --
Let Her Have The Excellent Enchilada
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British rank order below Kings and Queens:
Duke, Marquis, Earl, Viscount, Baron.Do Men Ever Visit Britain? |
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SPELLING
| A friend is always there when the end comes. |
I before E except after C
And when saying "A" as in Neighbor or Weigh
And weird is weird. |
| The word "believe" has "lie" in it |
When you eat "dessert", you always want to come
back for the second "s". |
| Your principal is your PAL |
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| A friend is always there when the end comes. |
I before E except after C
And when saying "A" as in Neighbor or Weigh
And weird is weird. |
| The word "believe" has "lie" in it |
When you eat "dessert", you always want to come
back for the second "s". |
| Your principal is your PAL |
RAVEN R emember A ffect V
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| For words like "oat" or "eat"). When two vowels
go walking the first does the talking |
The silent 'e' makes the vowel say its name
For words like cap/cape and hat/hate. |
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ASTRONOMY
Planets in Order:
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto.My Very
Educated Mother Just Sent Us Nine Pizzas |
Jupiter's Moons:
Amalthea, Io, Europa, Ganymede, Callisto.An Icecube Ever Grows Colder |
Saturn's Moons:
Mimas, Enceladus, Tethys, Dione, Rhea, Titan, Hyperion, Iapetus and PhoebeMET DR
THIP |
Neptune's moons:
Naiad, Thalassa, Despina , Galatea, Larissa , Proteus, Triton, Nereid.Neptune's tiny
dancing girls look pretty to-night |
| The constellations of the zodiac: A Tense Gray Cat Lay Very Low Sneaking Slowly Contemplating A Pounce
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| Names of the the 12 disciples This is the way the
disciples run.
Peter, Andrew, James and John
Philip and Bartholomew
Thomas next and Mathew too
James the less and Judas the greater
Simon the zealot and Judas the traitor |
New Testament Order Helps Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts, 1
Corinthians, 2 Corinthians,
Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John Act 2 Corny (at the)
Galations, Ephesians, Philippians and Colossians in the Bible.
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Thessalonians, Timothy, Titus, Philemon, Hebrews
Then Timothy Titused Phi lemons Hebrew (and finally)
James, 1st Peter, 2nd Peter, 1st John, 2nd
John 3rd John, Jude, Revelations.
James, 2 Peters, 3 Johns and 1 Jude found Revelation. |
| PLAIDD People
Learning
Awesome
Information
Divinely
Displayed |
LIGHT Listen to God's Word
I have a sinful nature
God has a plan for me
Have I received God's gift of
salvation
Take the next step |
| All Private College Leave Serious
Educational Gaps
(7 Deadly Sins)
Anger
Pride
Covetousness
Lust
Sloth
Envy
Greed |
The
number of books in the Bible.
The Old Testament has 39 books.
To remember how many books are in the New Testament, just Multiply
the numbers of the Old Testament and you have the answer.
Example:
Old Testament 39 books
New Testament 3 X 9 = 27 books
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