Memorizing the Periodic Table of the Elements

I often get asked if I'm going to produce a song to help students memorize the periodic table. I haven't... yet. However the song, Elements by Tom Lehrer, is a great song. Here are the lyrics. Many students have put together videos and posted them on YouTube.

The Element Song by Tom Lehrer

Animation of Tom Lehrer's Periodic "Elements"

Periodic Elements With Names, Symbols and Order (like a flash card)

And this Translation of Tom Lehrer's Elements into Dutch is Fun!

You can practice yourself with the lyrics and backtrack.

Other Ways to Memorize the Periodic Table of the Elements

• Periodic Table Memory Pegs
• More Tips From the Memory Page.net
• How to Read the Periodic Table
• Interactive Periodic Table of the Elements