Rapping Up Chemistry

What if the periodic table had a beat? DK’s Rapping Up Chemistry presents the core concepts of chemistry through the rhythms and rhymes of hip-hop, making the material memorable in a way that conventional presentation cannot achieve. Covering atomic structure, the periodic table, chemical bonding, reactions, acids and bases, and organic chemistry, the book presents each concept first in musical form — with the rap lyrics that encode the key information — and then with clear explanatory text and visual diagrams.

The approach exploits what cognitive science has long known: that information organised rhythmically and repetitively is retained more reliably than information presented in conventional linear form.

A genuinely innovative approach to science education — ideal for students who have struggled with conventional chemistry teaching. Published by DK.