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Need help with The distance, speed, time stuff?? this is good

Dads
Silly Triangle

Distance= speed x time
Speed= distance/time
Time= distance/speed
Cover the part of the […]

This is how I remember it
Soil is made up of humus, air, water, organisms and minerals so just remember that:

hungry
aligators
wear
orange
mittens!

Do you know which one means left and which means right?
Below are a collection of various ways to remember which is which.
Port and starboard are terms used on ships. Imagine a ship coming into a port. There are lights in the water, a red and a green one. The ship is to sail in between […]

If you need to learn a formula, and need to rearrange it, the easiest way is just to learn one part of it and use a cross to find out the others. For example, I’ve put an image of the mass = moles * Mr .
Then because mass is on the top of a multiplication […]

Memorize with the peg system.
Here is a good way to remember 10 things.
The peg words that you ‘hang’ the things to remember on rime on the numbers.
1= bun (eating a burger with x between the buns)
2= glue (x is stuck in glue)
3= key (you open a door with key, and out falls a lot of […]

With a little practice, it’s not hard to recall the decimal equivalents of fractions up to 10/11!
First, there are 3 you should know already:
1/2 = .5
1/3 = .333…
1/4 = .25
Starting with the thirds, of which you already know one:
1/3 = .333…
2/3 = .666…
You also know 2 of the 4ths, as well, so there’s only one […]

Explain that you can adjust even large numbers quickly, so that they’re evenly divisible by a chosen number from 1-10.
First, you ask for a number from 1-10. Then, someone from your audience is asked to create a large random number (about 15-20 digits long). You take a brief glance at the number, make some minor […]

Tips for remembering the redox reaction involving electrons:
LEO the lion goes GER
LEO - Loses electrons, oxidation
GER - Gains electrons, reduction
Another way: Remembering OIL RIG helps to define the redox reaction.
OIL = Oxidation Is Loss
RIG = Reduction Is Gain 

A little mnemonic here to help you remember the rankings in the US Military:
Be My Little General
B = Brigadier General (one star)
M = Major General (two stars)
L = Lieutenant General (three stars)
G = General (four stars)

Finding the square of a 2-digit number beginning with 1
1. Take a 2-digit number beginning with 1(e.g., 11 to19).
2. Square the second digit (keep the carry if any)
3. Multiply the second digit by 2 and add the carry from step 2(keep the carry from this step if any)
4. The first digit is one (plus the carry from step […]