Chemistry tips: Study hacks to help kids memorise periodic table 

Periodic table is an important topic in Chemistry for high schoolers. The periodic table is a diagram that lists all of the chemical elements in order of atomic number, starting with the lowest atomic number, hydrogen and ending with the highest atomic number, oganesson. It helps to know how the various chemical elements are related to one another and what is their reaction under different situations? Learning the lengthy periodic table can be cumbersome for school goers. However, there are ways to memorise it in an effective manner. Read on to know more. 

Print out the periodic table and stick it on the child’s study wall 
One simple way to help your kids remember the various elements in a periodic table is to print multiple copies and tape them to places where they are visible to your child. These copies can be on the child’s study table and on the wall across it too. Increased visibility will make a deep impression of the table content in the child’s subconscious mind. 

Smart Tip: Ask your child to divide the periodic table into manageable, colourful chunks where they can find patterns which would be easy to remember. 

Make use of repetition technique while trying to remember elements 

Research suggests that children learn best through repetition. Hence, encourage your child to go back to this age-old memorisation method for recalling the important parts of a periodic table. Well, there are 118 elements out there in the entire periodic table. Memorising all at once is next to impossible. Hence, recalling it in smaller groups by reading the names aloud can contribute to better retention. 

Smart Tip: Kids can space out their learning time and focus on repeating and consolidating a particular group of elements before moving to the next. 

Help them develop their own acronyms for the periodic table  

Sometimes, kids find it easier to remember something through totally nonsensical acronyms. It’s time to let them use their creativity in a similar fashion once again. For example, they could use the abbreviation HHeLiBeBCNOF (pronounced as 'heeliebeb kernoff') to memorise the first nine elements of the periodic table. It's a nonsense word, but it condenses nine names into one mental prompt or cue. 

Smart Tip: Make acronyms to hold more than one word together. This is a good idea even if it doesn’t make sense.  

Try getting a bit musical to overcome the rote learning pattern 
A catchy tune gives better association and meaning than acronyms and acrostics, and the dull repetition is a lot more enjoyable. The secret to this is that songs use verbal memory. Hence, associating a periodic table with a song or two of your kid’s choice and humming the elements with the lyrics could help them in recalling when preparing for the next Chemistry test.  

Smart Tip: The chemical elements themselves can be difficult to remember, so you substitute each element with the lines of a song or object. In this way, the kids will associate the link between the song and the element easily.