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<\/p> $\"The$ <\/a>\n

As part of the Coleman\u2019s Summer of Fun<\/a>, we went to our favorite museum, the American Museum of Natural History, to see The World\u2019s Largest Dinosaur<\/em>s exhibit. The boys were especially excited about the Dinosaur Dig<\/em> section.<\/p>\n

To our surprise, it was another interactive exhibit, Brain: The Inside Story<\/em>, that we kept talking about for days afterward.\u00a0 There were so many neat portions that we could have stayed there for hours. Exploring the senses, putting together a replica of a human brain, practicing saying words in a variety of languages and reading braille were just some of the things that we did.<\/p>\n

$\"brain:$ <\/a><\/p>\n

Personally, the \u201cChunk These Numbers\u201d portion of the exhibit had the biggest impact on me. Normally, I have a pretty bad memory\u2026especially when it comes to numbers.\u00a0 (That is why I always have a pen and paper around to jot down notes!)\u00a0 However, I can still remember the numbers from this exhibit a week later.\u00a0 Here\u2019s what helped\u2026<\/p>\n

First, you are told to take one look at the string of numbers and try to remember them as you look away.\u00a0 The numbers were 3 6 9 2 0 1 1 4 4 8 3 0<\/strong>. (If you can\u2019t remember them, then you are in good company.\u00a0 It\u2019s more than most people\u2019s short term memory can hold.)<\/p>\n

Chunking is a trick that lets you stretch your short term memory.\u00a0 Basically, you group multiple things (like numbers) together so that you can remember them as one thing.<\/p>\n

This is how I \u201cchunked\u201d the numbers together mentally to remember them as a whole:<\/p>\n

3<\/strong>, 6<\/strong>, and 9<\/strong> are multiples of 3<\/p>\n

2011<\/strong> is the current year<\/p>\n

4<\/strong> + 4<\/strong> = 8<\/strong><\/p>\n

and<\/p>\n

30<\/strong> was a great year of my life!<\/p>\n

That\u2019s neat, right?\u00a0 Try it with this (or another) set of numbers.\u00a0 Let me know how you \u201cchunked\u201d\u2026<\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"