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The Rhyming Peg Mnemonic Device Applied to Learning the Mohs Scale of Hardness
http://www.nagt.org/files/nagt/jge/abstracts/Rule_v51n5.pdf
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NOTE: This is a large file, 55.7mb in size! This article describes the use of the rhyming peg mnemonic device to teach Moh's scale of hardness. The "pegs" consist of a set of words, each rhyming with a number from one to ten, to which the mineral names are linked. The mnemonic drawings are incorporated into a poem. This technique is effective because it is meaningful, helps students organize information, provides many associations, uses the creative thinking skill of visualization of images, and focuses student attention.
Intended for grade levels:
  • Graduate / Professional
Type of resource:
  • Text:
    • Journal article
Subject:
  • Educational theory and practice
  • Geological Sciences:
    • Mineralogy or petrology
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Adobe Acrobat reader
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DLESE Catalog ID: EVAL-TLKT-000-000-000-129
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http://www.nagt.org/nagt/jge/index.html
Resource contact / Creator / Publisher:
Publisher: National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT)
Journal of Geoscience Education (JGE)
http://www.nagt.org/nagt/jge/index.html

Author: Audrey Rule
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
State University of New York at Oswego