periodical table

• Mental imagery techniques


  Techniques used by memory experts to memorize things like playing cards or the first thousand decimals of pi
• Memorizing the first 20 elements of the periodic table

  1. Picture a typical poster or chart of the periodic table

  2. Attach the poster to the first element, Hydrogen

  3. Imagine a water hydrant with the periodic table chart wrapped around it

  4. Attach a large helium balloon to the hydrant, representing Helium

  5. Imagine the helium balloon has a lisp and is slowly deflating, representing Lithium

  6. Picture a large bumblebee landing on the balloon and saying "that's really yum", representing Beryllium

  7. Imagine the bee using its stinger to bore into the balloon, representing Boron
• The first 5 elements of the periodic table are Hydrogen, Helium, Lithium, Beryllium, and Boron
• The memory story helps easily remember the first 5 elements
• Watching the memory story in your mind can help revise and solidify the information