Name ________________
Period _____ date ______
Mnemonic poster
Part one
Mnemonic devices help us to remember important information.
My Very Energetic Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas.
Will help you remember the nine planets (in order!).
Kids Prefer Candy Over Fresh Ground Skunk
Will help you remember the Taxonomy of living things.
You are going to create you own mnemonic device to help you
remember the elements that form organic compounds:
Carbon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Oxygen, Phosphorus and Sulfur
(Science standard 6b)
Step one: Using common words, fill in this chart. You may use the dictionary
and your textbook glossary for ideas.
Letter
Animals/or
people
Places/or
things
Verbs
Adjectives
H
C
N
P
O
S
Step two: Write an original, understandable, sentence in which each word
begins with one of the symbols of the six elements that makes up living things.
(see above) You may scramble the order of the six elements.
Part Two: On a separate sheet of paper:
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Design a poster that illustrates the theme of your mnemonic phrase.
Emphasize the first letter of each word.
Make your poster neat and professional.