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Tuesday, October 09, 2007

Opera Meets Science

Once again, Judy at Consent of the Governed has provided her readers with an online tidbit that I just can’t pass up. Being the parent of an opera enthusiast/teenage composer and a musician myself, I am always eager to examine learning tools that utilize music. In this case, opera (more specifically, the “Modern General” song from The Pirates of Penzance by Gilbert and Sullivan) is being used to teach the periodic table of elements. Get your kids/students to memorize this and they just may do better in chemistry. Memorize it yourself and you may just gain some neurons. "The Elements Song" was created by Tom Lehrer. Enjoy!

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