Finding the right Chemisty tutor in Orange can be daunting.

Orange Chemistry students may be starting the often difficult process of memorizing the Periodic Table of Elements.  This Chemistry chart is the basis of understanding electrons, types of elements, molecules, and how chemical compounds are formed.  Flash cards and rote memorization can only help so much.  A Chemistry tutor may help make the Periodic Table of Elements more enjoyable by introducing music.

 

The most famous song on the Periodic Table was created by Tom Leher. His song “The Elements,” although it does not present the elements in order, is a fun way to start memorizing the names of the elements.  Or your student may just find you and his or her tutor to be a total nerd who enjoys singing about Chemistry.  Either way, it will help add music to an area that seems like too much rote memorization.  Here is an animated version of his song that puts each element into the periodic table:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGM-wSKFBpo.

 

Further search on YouTube will result in other fun versions of the Chemistry song.  Mattering on the age of your child, you may want to search YouTube to hear it sung by Daniel Radcliffe of Harry Potter fame, or the Spongebob Squarepants episode where the song is featured.

 

There are other ways a Chemistry tutor can help your student learn the periodic table for their Chemistry class.

One way is to break the chart down into pieces to make it easier to comprehend.  One example is breaking it into solids, liquids, gases, and unknown compounds.  Another example would include separating the Chemistry chart into metals and nonmetals.  The various types of elements are:

 

Metals

Alkali metals

Alkaline earth metals

Lanthanoids

Actinoids

Transition metals

Poor metals

 

Nonmetals

 

Noble gases

Other nonmetals

 

Within these, a Chemistry tutor might help your student make up smaller songs or mnemonic devices in order to make each piece of the Periodic Table easier to memorize and remember.

A great Chemistry tutor might bring charts, cards, or even song lyrics with to make learning more fun.

 

Hopefully these hints will make Chemistry a bit easier for your child to learn, or help you learn the Periodic Table of Elements on your own.

 

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