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sweetpinkpixie · 03-06-2014, 01:31 PM

No applause for his singing? That was disappointing. Sigh.

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Originally Posted by FireboltAvis88

"Professor, the first letter of each word represents the planets in the Solar System. M, V, E, M, J, S, U, N. So its Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune,"

"Precisely, Mr. Strand," he nodded towards the Hufflepuff before moving on.

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Originally Posted by Squishy

As Lux listened to the Professor speak, she began taking notes, feeling happy that she had managed to get a question right. While the Pluto issue seemed to sadden some of the students in the room, she was not bothered by it. And soon it was time for another question. Raising her hand, she offered a guess. "Is it a mnemonic device to remember the names of the planets in our solar system? The first letter in each word is also the first letter in each of the planet names." And that was the only guess she could venture.

Oh! The buzz word of the moment. "Very good, Miss Carrington, it IS a mnemonic device," he nodded.

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Originally Posted by SlytherinSistah

His head refocused on his parchment and he finished writing down the criteria for what made planets planets, ending it with...

Sayonara, Pluto! You poser of the Kuiper belt.

Ah yes, note taking. At least that is what the astronomer assumed was going on from what he could see of the Slytherin's movements.

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Originally Posted by RachieRu

Ooooh. She knew this. She knew it. And it made Grace beam. "Isn't that like a saying to remember all of the planets that are in our solar system." It was making her hungry actually. Could she got an have some Nutella. Even though like she'd already tried it? No. Maybe not. She'd have some more later. Maybe in the feast. If they had some. She didn't know. Oh well. Okaay. Did she have more to add to her answer? "My mom said that there was another saying when Pluto was a planet? Like something like... My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas"

"Excellent, Miss Paton," he replied to the girl, giving her a small nod and wrinkly lipped smile. Oh...pizza...that sounded quite good right now. Or maybe it didn't. Grease did weird things to his insides and bowel movements.

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Originally Posted by Harry174

Laura looked at the Professor as he spoke about the statement. "It means your mother was really hungry and wanted you to try some Nutella, I'd much rather eat a Mars Bar." Laura beamed they were nice.

"Actually, my mother had never had Nutella until a few years ago when I brought some back from an excursion to Nutellaland with Professor Romanos," he informed Miss Hyde. Not that she had asked to be, but story time was always appropriate. "How very Harry Potter of you, with the Mars bar. I prefer Milky Way myself. Did you know that if you put a Milky Way bar on top of milk it will float because of it's low density? It was a favorite pastime of mine as a child to float Milky Way Magic Stars in my glass of milk and pretend I was an astronaut exploring space. Occasionally I would pretend my mouth was a black hole, my father encouraged this you see to get me to finish my meals, and I would suck up the stars and all the milk in the glass together. Quite delicious."

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Originally Posted by Lady of Light

She finished taking down what he said before raising her hand, "Isn't it a way to remember the names of the planets?" Basically what everyone said. The girl sighed and absentmindedly started to doodle Lou's name on her parchment. ... Erm. Wait, what? What was she doing? Blushing slightly, she scratched his name multiple times before leaning back against her seat.

"You are correct, Miss Starr," he nodded, his mind lost in thoughts about Mily Way bars and the actual Milky Way itself. He rather fancied some Milky Way Magic Stars right now. "Wonder if the house elves have any...." he mused out loud.

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Originally Posted by Edward Penguin

The professor asked what his European mother giving him nutella meant. Ian raised his hand. It means you have a wonderful mother who loves you very much. I very much want some nutella now. Do they have some in the kitchen? I'd never thought to ask for any.

"I DO have a wonderful mother," he grinned back at the Hufflepuff. Points for complimenting his mother? He felt it was appropriate, but then he feared that students' noses would begin turning brown because of it and instead restrained himself. "I don't know about the kitchen...but myself and Professor Romanos both keep rather large stashes in both our respective offices."

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Originally Posted by Lissy Longbottom

Like a lightbulb turning on, the answer came to him. "Oh! That's a mnemonic device to remember the names of the planets and their order," he explained, raising his hand. NOW that made sense!

WHERE WAS HIS THANK YOU FROM YOU, YOUNG MAN?! Only just serenading you on your BIRTHDAY! Could he be overly dramatic? Wait, no. He couldn't. Back would go out and then class would end early again. Not going to happen.

"Very good, Mr. Newell."

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Originally Posted by DaniDiNardo

The Gryffindor was onto her second...third....no fourth coin when she heard talk of "Nutella??? We're getting nutella? Oh yes please. I haven't finished all my chocolate, is it fine if I can spread some on mine? If not I can run down to the kitchen, get us all some bread or something. I dunno. I don't care what. Nutella?"

"I don't have any Nutella with me, Miss Cambridge. Nor can I dismiss you to go get some now," he replied with a firm shake of the head. "Just keep eating your chocolate. Did you know that chocolate can help with memory?"

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Originally Posted by TakemetotheBurrow

Nutella. More food? No thank you. But yes, we know what that is. "A mnemonic device to remember the planets." Said with very little enthusiasm and merely a glance from the Head Girl but she was still listening, okay? Her old brain had already almost forgotten her anger. Almost.

GUESS WHAT, MISS ELLA?! WE ACTUALLY LIKE FRUIT CAKE SO BRING ON THE FRUIT CAKE!

If nothing else it would make a festive doorstop come the holidays. Or so his thoughts would have been had he known what the Head Girl was thinking. But Alas.

Well someone sure seemed to have their wand in a knot. "Right you are, Miss Ella."

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Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19

Adi went red. Those two didn't have moons? Ugh! "Sorry, Professor. I didn't know that,'' he muttered. But he knew now, right? Yes? Good.
..........................

"My very European mother just served us Nutella". Yes, yes! Adi knew this one. Feeling much more confident now about this answer, he raised his hand. "By taking the first letter of each word we can name the planets.'' Yep! That was a nice and simple way to remember the names. But of course it would only work if one knew them.

"Well now you know," he grinned, his tone reminiscent of a certain Science Guy. "And you are correct. Very good."

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Originally Posted by hermionesclone

... He had chocolate. The Head Boy took up a piece of chocolate coin and started unravelling it. Carefully. Slooooooowly. When he had freed up quite a bit of the coin, he bit some off before picking up his quill and jotting down some notes into his journal. My very European mother just served us Nutella. Mnemonic device to remember the planets and their order. Got it.

Peering towards the Head Boy for a moment, the astronomer gave the young man an approving nod. Note taking was good.

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Originally Posted by Edward Penguin

Ian's ears perked up when he heard someone volunteer to go get stuff from the kitchen to put nutella on. He beamed and nodded as he loudly proclaimed (so the professor could hear him) That's an excellent idea. I think she should go to the kitchen!. I mean, nutella is amazing on it's own but on something like a biscuit it is just out of this world. This is astronomy and that's what it's all about, right? Ian was pleased with his little bit of pun-o-graphy

"No no no nooooooo, no one is leaving this classroom," he said while giving the desk in front of him three firm taps with his knuckles. "Now if everyone wants to accompany me for an after lesson snack with Nutella that is something entirely different. Can see if the house elves have any wonton skins to make Nutella ravioli topped with powdered sugar." Small pause as he old man drooled down the left side of his mouth. Drip drip drip onto the top of his desk.

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Originally Posted by Ivana R

Anna raised her hand, "This sentence is a way some people use to memorize the order of the planets from the Sun to beyond. I think this kind of technique is stupid, as lot of people just learn the sentence and can't remember what it really means," she said, rolling her eyes. Mnemonic things annoyed her a bit.

Well, excuuuuuuse us. The professor looked temporarily reminiscent of a kicked cruppy - big ol' sad old man eyes and everything - but tried not to shed any tears. "While you are entitled to your opinion, Miss Glasswall, I will respectfully disagree. Mnemonics help improve memory because they train the mind to look for patterns in information and they create meaningful associations with information while also allowing you to cross-reference the information in different parts of your memory. Those who do as you say and do not remember are not truly exercising their brains. In fact, a study from 1967 by Gerald R. Miller shows that students who regularly used mnemonic devices increased test scores up to 77%"

So eat your chocolate kids and use mnemonics. Good for the brain.

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Originally Posted by emjay

My very European mother just served us Nutella... hm? Brynn loved Nutella and her mother, well she was Welsh.. she wasn't sure if that counted as very European or not, but she nodded along to some of the other answers and jotted them down. Mnemonic device, she was pretty sure she knew what that was especially after a student or two explained it a little more/ Each planet was assigned a word in that, yes? "Which planet is the Nutella one?" she mused aloud. That one sounded best of all. She chewed a little more on her chocolate coin as she mulled over thoughts of planets made of Nutella.. yum.

"Neptune," he nodded. She had just asked which planet the word Nutella was associated with in the sentence, yes?

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Originally Posted by Anna Banana

...and now moving on to planets. Again. "It means your European mother has really awesome taste," she answered, raising her hand. "Let's invite her to class one day." Meh. She knew the real meaning, though. "Just kidding. It's the order of the planets from the Sun on out."

There. See? He got a thank you from THIS twin. Awesome points to you, Miss Newell. And none for Caleb Newell.

"She always was rather sophisticated with her tastes," he nodded in response. Oh, his mother? "I supposed I could owl her and see if she fancied a visit. I am sure she would much prefer to meet in Hogsmeade than the castle. Especially given the current climate." She wasn't all that young herself, you know?

Actually...he hadn't told his family about his state. Oops.

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Originally Posted by Expecto-Penguin

Kace gave the professor a quizzical look when he told him to go the the kitchens to look for a cane. "Ermm i do not know if you can find a cane in the kitchen but i will look..." he told him trying to disguise his chuckle.
.....

"Professor nutella represents that you like good food!"

Merlin, didn't Hufflepuffs know what was in the kitchen? It was only RIGHT there under their noses on a daily basis. "Sure you can. I find them in there all the time." Where else did they think those candy canes hung on the trees came from?

Chuckle. "I do like good food. Especially baked goods."

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Originally Posted by Grrr..Meow

Bay was too busy eating his chocolate, he only heard the Professor say the beginning part of the question… it was something about Nutella… what is that?? looking around he seemed to see a lot of people starting to get real excited about getting "Nutella?" hmmm oh well..

he had no idea what the writing on the blackboard was supposed to mean but Bay took out some parchment and made some notes of other students thoughts.

And note taking from Mr. Bay. Excellent excellent. Good to see...or sort of see since he didn't have his glasses on.

SPOILER!!: Justine! <33

EH?

Oh, was she providing the class with some review from the previous lessons? He gathered as much from the whole 'wandering star' mention, so he flashed her a smile and a nod. "Thank you for that." Still hadn't entirely heard it all, but oh well.

"Very good. Yes. Good."

Nuteeeeeeeeeeeeellaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.

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Originally Posted by Deezerz

She covered the half eaten piece of chocolate and put it back in the pot. "It was a present from you." Or did she imagine that? Oh Merlin. "Sorry, sir--professor." SAD 'cause she was really enjoying it. Wibble.

BLINK BLINK. Airey stared at Miss Wayne for a few long moments trying to take in this totally new information before something clicked.

"OH! YES! IT WAS!" he exclaimed as his eyes went back to the chocolate. "Never mind, Miss Wayne. Must have slipped my mind. Please, continue to enjoy."

And now he really wanted a chocolate but his fingers were struggling far too much to get the wrapper off. SIGH!

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Originally Posted by lazykitty

Oh, it was someone's birthday. Or two someones' birthday. Cool!

Anyway, they were moving on. And instead of repeating everyone's answers, Layla started taking down notes. Because there was absolutely no other way she could say that it was a mnemonic for remembering the planets. But while she was writing, she opened up another chocolate coin and popped it in her mouth.

Good good. Someone was getting their brain juices all fired up thanks to the chocolate. Excellent.

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Originally Posted by lemon

"To be specific," insert stifled giggles here, "it's an expression mnemonic device. And it also means that your mum could be like that evil witch who wants to fatten you up and eat you in those storybooks. Can't trust those Europeans, sirrrr. Nope."

Hehehe. She was European. Gonna EAT HIM. Hehehehehehe.

Senile Alice, clearly, was an issue.

"I would appreciate it if you would not talk about my mother that way, Miss Fischer," he said with a frown. Not to mention he had always been a bean pole, so there! "But you do bring up a good little bit of information. There are actually 9 types of mnemonics for better memory. Something for all of you to think about as OWLs and NEWTs approach along with your end of the term exams. Take two points for that reminder, Miss Fischer."

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Originally Posted by Lockhartian

Now he was talking about...oh. Well, yes, a mnemonic. How was this related to Pluto? Hadn't they been discussing Pluto all along? OH NO WAIT, THEY WERE DISCUSSING PLANETS. "A mnemonic. Order of the planets from the center of our solar system," SIGH, she cannot say sun "May I remind you, Professor, you also did this with North, East, South and West." Heh. West. Wait, what? Was Lex really asking for nutella?

Remind him? Just in case he forgot? "How very kind of you, Miss Wisteria," he chuckled. "As I was telling Miss Glasswall, mnemonics are extremely useful AND beneficial, so I do encourage the use of them."

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Originally Posted by ScarletCharm104

"Its the order of the planets in our solar system. Kinda like ROYGBIV for the rainbow."

... pnemoniac device or something?

"Yes, very good Miss McAlistor," he nodded. "As Miss Fischer just pointed out, My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nutella is specifically a expression mnemonic where as ROY G. BIV is name mnemonic." Just for some more food for thought.

Food....chocolate...chocolate coin in his hand...still couldn't get the blasted wrapper off...

"Would anyone be so kind as to unwrap a few of these coins for me?" he asked. His arthritic hands just couldn't grip things like they used to.

Yes, no? He was going to move the lesson along while he waited all forlornly there sitting at his desk while holding up his chocolate coin.

"As the majority of you said, My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nutella is a mnemonic device to help remember the order of the planets in our Solar System starting with the planet closest to the Sun and moving outwards. That order is Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune," he said, giving his wand another flick towards the chalk to have it write each name of the planet vertically under the letter associated with it. "Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are what are known as terrestrial planet, which are the sort of planets you made in class and for homework, and are named as such because they all have solid rocky surfaces. These planets are often referred to as the Inner Solar System." He paused for a moment to allow students to catch up with their note taking and thoughts. "Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are all planets called the gas giants, although I personally prefer the term Jovian, and are refereed to as the Outer Solar System. In 2005, back when Pluto was still considered a planet, a tenth planet was found, called Eris and was named after the god of argument because it caused a lot of arguments among astronomers." HAHAHAHA. He still found it amusing. Astronomers had such an odd sense of humor. "However, as already discussed, it was decided that Pluto and Eris would be called dwarf planets, in addition to Ceres, the largest asteroid."

Okay, so maybe he was still laughing a bit about the name of the "10th planet" but he had finally calmed down enough to continue. And no gas was passed this time. So lucky all you students!

"So. Inner planets. Small and rocky. Outer planets. Large and gassy." Heh. Gassy. HEH! "Why do you think this is? Why do we not see large gassy planets among the inner planets and why no small rocky ones among the outer planets?"

OOC: this will probably be our last question before we start on any activities thank you all once again for your patience <3

If Inner and Outer planets/Solar Sytem talk makes you think of Sailor Moon...you are not alone *wiggles*

Class will resume approximately 24 hours from the time of this post.

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sweetpinkpixie SSRPG Admin Gladrags Mod Quibbler Mod Minister for Magic Alley Proprietor Sea Serpent Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: The Paths Posts: 41,497 Hogwarts RPG Name: Professor Cox Ravenclaw Graduated Hogwarts RPG Name: CJ Miller Gryffindor Fourth Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Nyle Harden Hufflepuff Seventh Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Iris Harden Ravenclaw Seventh Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Jae-hyuk Anouilh Slytherin Seventh Year Ministry Department Head: Charles Hollingberry Minister's Office Ministry Department Head: Airey Flamsteed Mysteries Diagon Alley Proprietor: Victor García Massey Ollivanders x12 x12	astronomizzle ♧ gryffinDORK \| & the rest is drag ♣ #badluckDerf No applause for his singing? That was disappointing. Sigh. Quote: Originally Posted by FireboltAvis88 "Professor, the first letter of each word represents the planets in the Solar System. M, V, E, M, J, S, U, N. So its Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune," "Precisely, Mr. Strand," he nodded towards the Hufflepuff before moving on. Quote: Originally Posted by Squishy As Lux listened to the Professor speak, she began taking notes, feeling happy that she had managed to get a question right. While the Pluto issue seemed to sadden some of the students in the room, she was not bothered by it. And soon it was time for another question. Raising her hand, she offered a guess. "Is it a mnemonic device to remember the names of the planets in our solar system? The first letter in each word is also the first letter in each of the planet names." And that was the only guess she could venture. Oh! The buzz word of the moment. "Very good, Miss Carrington, it IS a mnemonic device," he nodded. Quote: Originally Posted by SlytherinSistah His head refocused on his parchment and he finished writing down the criteria for what made planets planets, ending it with... Sayonara, Pluto! You poser of the Kuiper belt. Ah yes, note taking. At least that is what the astronomer assumed was going on from what he could see of the Slytherin's movements. Quote: Originally Posted by RachieRu Ooooh. She knew this. She knew it. And it made Grace beam. "Isn't that like a saying to remember all of the planets that are in our solar system." It was making her hungry actually. Could she got an have some Nutella. Even though like she'd already tried it? No. Maybe not. She'd have some more later. Maybe in the feast. If they had some. She didn't know. Oh well. Okaay. Did she have more to add to her answer? "My mom said that there was another saying when Pluto was a planet? Like something like... My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas" "Excellent, Miss Paton," he replied to the girl, giving her a small nod and wrinkly lipped smile. Oh...pizza...that sounded quite good right now. Or maybe it didn't. Grease did weird things to his insides and bowel movements. Quote: Originally Posted by Harry174 Laura looked at the Professor as he spoke about the statement. "It means your mother was really hungry and wanted you to try some Nutella, I'd much rather eat a Mars Bar." Laura beamed they were nice. "Actually, my mother had never had Nutella until a few years ago when I brought some back from an excursion to Nutellaland with Professor Romanos," he informed Miss Hyde. Not that she had asked to be, but story time was always appropriate. "How very Harry Potter of you, with the Mars bar. I prefer Milky Way myself. Did you know that if you put a Milky Way bar on top of milk it will float because of it's low density? It was a favorite pastime of mine as a child to float Milky Way Magic Stars in my glass of milk and pretend I was an astronaut exploring space. Occasionally I would pretend my mouth was a black hole, my father encouraged this you see to get me to finish my meals, and I would suck up the stars and all the milk in the glass together. Quite delicious." Quote: Originally Posted by Lady of Light She finished taking down what he said before raising her hand, "Isn't it a way to remember the names of the planets?" Basically what everyone said. The girl sighed and absentmindedly started to doodle Lou's name on her parchment. ... Erm. Wait, what? What was she doing? Blushing slightly, she scratched his name multiple times before leaning back against her seat. "You are correct, Miss Starr," he nodded, his mind lost in thoughts about Mily Way bars and the actual Milky Way itself. He rather fancied some Milky Way Magic Stars right now. "Wonder if the house elves have any...." he mused out loud. Quote: Originally Posted by Edward Penguin The professor asked what his European mother giving him nutella meant. Ian raised his hand. It means you have a wonderful mother who loves you very much. I very much want some nutella now. Do they have some in the kitchen? I'd never thought to ask for any. "I DO have a wonderful mother," he grinned back at the Hufflepuff. Points for complimenting his mother? He felt it was appropriate, but then he feared that students' noses would begin turning brown because of it and instead restrained himself. "I don't know about the kitchen...but myself and Professor Romanos both keep rather large stashes in both our respective offices." Quote: Originally Posted by Lissy Longbottom Like a lightbulb turning on, the answer came to him. "Oh! That's a mnemonic device to remember the names of the planets and their order," he explained, raising his hand. NOW that made sense! WHERE WAS HIS THANK YOU FROM YOU, YOUNG MAN?! Only just serenading you on your BIRTHDAY! Could he be overly dramatic? Wait, no. He couldn't. Back would go out and then class would end early again. Not going to happen. "Very good, Mr. Newell." Quote: Originally Posted by DaniDiNardo The Gryffindor was onto her second...third....no fourth coin when she heard talk of "Nutella??? We're getting nutella? Oh yes please. I haven't finished all my chocolate, is it fine if I can spread some on mine? If not I can run down to the kitchen, get us all some bread or something. I dunno. I don't care what. Nutella?" "I don't have any Nutella with me, Miss Cambridge. Nor can I dismiss you to go get some now," he replied with a firm shake of the head. "Just keep eating your chocolate. Did you know that chocolate can help with memory?" Quote: Originally Posted by TakemetotheBurrow Nutella. More food? No thank you. But yes, we know what that is. "A mnemonic device to remember the planets." Said with very little enthusiasm and merely a glance from the Head Girl but she was still listening, okay? Her old brain had already almost forgotten her anger. Almost. GUESS WHAT, MISS ELLA?! WE ACTUALLY LIKE FRUIT CAKE SO BRING ON THE FRUIT CAKE! If nothing else it would make a festive doorstop come the holidays. Or so his thoughts would have been had he known what the Head Girl was thinking. But Alas. Well someone sure seemed to have their wand in a knot. "Right you are, Miss Ella." Quote: Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19 Adi went red. Those two didn't have moons? Ugh! "Sorry, Professor. I didn't know that,'' he muttered. But he knew now, right? Yes? Good. .......................... "My very European mother just served us Nutella". Yes, yes! Adi knew this one. Feeling much more confident now about this answer, he raised his hand. "By taking the first letter of each word we can name the planets.'' Yep! That was a nice and simple way to remember the names. But of course it would only work if one knew them. "Well now you know," he grinned, his tone reminiscent of a certain Science Guy. "And you are correct. Very good." Quote: Originally Posted by hermionesclone ... He had chocolate. The Head Boy took up a piece of chocolate coin and started unravelling it. Carefully. Slooooooowly. When he had freed up quite a bit of the coin, he bit some off before picking up his quill and jotting down some notes into his journal. My very European mother just served us Nutella. Mnemonic device to remember the planets and their order. Got it. Peering towards the Head Boy for a moment, the astronomer gave the young man an approving nod. Note taking was good. Quote: Originally Posted by Edward Penguin Ian's ears perked up when he heard someone volunteer to go get stuff from the kitchen to put nutella on. He beamed and nodded as he loudly proclaimed (so the professor could hear him) That's an excellent idea. I think she should go to the kitchen!. I mean, nutella is amazing on it's own but on something like a biscuit it is just out of this world. This is astronomy and that's what it's all about, right? Ian was pleased with his little bit of pun-o-graphy "No no no nooooooo, no one is leaving this classroom," he said while giving the desk in front of him three firm taps with his knuckles. "Now if everyone wants to accompany me for an after lesson snack with Nutella that is something entirely different. Can see if the house elves have any wonton skins to make Nutella ravioli topped with powdered sugar." Small pause as he old man drooled down the left side of his mouth. Drip drip drip onto the top of his desk. Quote: Originally Posted by Ivana R Anna raised her hand, "This sentence is a way some people use to memorize the order of the planets from the Sun to beyond. I think this kind of technique is stupid, as lot of people just learn the sentence and can't remember what it really means," she said, rolling her eyes. Mnemonic things annoyed her a bit. Well, excuuuuuuse us. The professor looked temporarily reminiscent of a kicked cruppy - big ol' sad old man eyes and everything - but tried not to shed any tears. "While you are entitled to your opinion, Miss Glasswall, I will respectfully disagree. Mnemonics help improve memory because they train the mind to look for patterns in information and they create meaningful associations with information while also allowing you to cross-reference the information in different parts of your memory. Those who do as you say and do not remember are not truly exercising their brains. In fact, a study from 1967 by Gerald R. Miller shows that students who regularly used mnemonic devices increased test scores up to 77%" So eat your chocolate kids and use mnemonics. Good for the brain. Quote: Originally Posted by emjay My very European mother just served us Nutella... hm? Brynn loved Nutella and her mother, well she was Welsh.. she wasn't sure if that counted as very European or not, but she nodded along to some of the other answers and jotted them down. Mnemonic device, she was pretty sure she knew what that was especially after a student or two explained it a little more/ Each planet was assigned a word in that, yes? "Which planet is the Nutella one?" she mused aloud. That one sounded best of all. She chewed a little more on her chocolate coin as she mulled over thoughts of planets made of Nutella.. yum. "Neptune," he nodded. She had just asked which planet the word Nutella was associated with in the sentence, yes? Quote: Originally Posted by Anna Banana ...and now moving on to planets. Again. "It means your European mother has really awesome taste," she answered, raising her hand. "Let's invite her to class one day." Meh. She knew the real meaning, though. "Just kidding. It's the order of the planets from the Sun on out." There. See? He got a thank you from THIS twin. Awesome points to you, Miss Newell. And none for Caleb Newell. "She always was rather sophisticated with her tastes," he nodded in response. Oh, his mother? "I supposed I could owl her and see if she fancied a visit. I am sure she would much prefer to meet in Hogsmeade than the castle. Especially given the current climate." She wasn't all that young herself, you know? Actually...he hadn't told his family about his state. Oops. Quote: Originally Posted by Expecto-Penguin Kace gave the professor a quizzical look when he told him to go the the kitchens to look for a cane. "Ermm i do not know if you can find a cane in the kitchen but i will look..." he told him trying to disguise his chuckle. ..... "Professor nutella represents that you like good food!" Merlin, didn't Hufflepuffs know what was in the kitchen? It was only RIGHT there under their noses on a daily basis. "Sure you can. I find them in there all the time." Where else did they think those candy canes hung on the trees came from? Chuckle. "I do like good food. Especially baked goods." Quote: Originally Posted by Grrr..Meow Bay was too busy eating his chocolate, he only heard the Professor say the beginning part of the question… it was something about Nutella… what is that?? looking around he seemed to see a lot of people starting to get real excited about getting "Nutella?" hmmm oh well.. he had no idea what the writing on the blackboard was supposed to mean but Bay took out some parchment and made some notes of other students thoughts. And note taking from Mr. Bay. Excellent excellent. Good to see...or sort of see since he didn't have his glasses on. SPOILER!!: Justine! <33 Quote: Originally Posted by nicole black He hadn't heard her? *He Hadn't Heard Her???* What the hell was Justine supposed to do now? Obviously if she wanted the points she would have to repeat herself, but to say it all again, would be just so thoroughly exhausting and Justine didn't think she had the energy. The poor girl sat there blinking with her mouth open, looking like someone had short circuited her hard drive. "I said; zee vord planet comes from zee Ancient Greek for 'Vandering Star," and is defined as any celestial body zat 'as enough mass to be shaped by its own gravity. sough zis definition 'as been much contested by scientist zrough zee years, personally, I'm not quite sure if zee idea is a correct one, I believe more data is really needed before ve can properly define such a zing," Justine said, almost shouting in her effort to be heard by the Professor, because Justine would not stand for being unnoticed, especially since her answer had bee so good! She took it back, this Professor was not adorable. Justine listened carefully as the Professor explained about the IAU, Pluto (and its diminished status), Nasa discovering over seven hundred new planets, and nutella, which confused her, because she had never heard of nutella before and didn't know what it might have to do with Astronomy. After a few minutes contemplation however, the young girl began to see that it wasn't the nutella that she needed to pay attention to, but the words on the chalkboard. "it is one of zose zings, a, uh... a mnemonic device? Yes, it's to remember zee order," Justine said, her hand raised in the air. [B]"Its to teach you zee order of zee planets.... Mercury, venus, earth... Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and uh... Neptune," Justine said. EH? Oh, was she providing the class with some review from the previous lessons? He gathered as much from the whole 'wandering star' mention, so he flashed her a smile and a nod. "Thank you for that." Still hadn't entirely heard it all, but oh well. "Very good. Yes. Good." Nuteeeeeeeeeeeeellaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. Quote: Originally Posted by Deezerz She covered the half eaten piece of chocolate and put it back in the pot. "It was a present from you." Or did she imagine that? Oh Merlin. "Sorry, sir--professor." SAD 'cause she was really enjoying it. Wibble. BLINK BLINK. Airey stared at Miss Wayne for a few long moments trying to take in this totally new information before something clicked. "OH! YES! IT WAS!" he exclaimed as his eyes went back to the chocolate. "Never mind, Miss Wayne. Must have slipped my mind. Please, continue to enjoy." And now he really wanted a chocolate but his fingers were struggling far too much to get the wrapper off. SIGH! Quote: Originally Posted by lazykitty Oh, it was someone's birthday. Or two someones' birthday. Cool! Anyway, they were moving on. And instead of repeating everyone's answers, Layla started taking down notes. Because there was absolutely no other way she could say that it was a mnemonic for remembering the planets. But while she was writing, she opened up another chocolate coin and popped it in her mouth. Good good. Someone was getting their brain juices all fired up thanks to the chocolate. Excellent. Quote: Originally Posted by lemon "To be specific," insert stifled giggles here, "it's an expression mnemonic device. And it also means that your mum could be like that evil witch who wants to fatten you up and eat you in those storybooks. Can't trust those Europeans, sirrrr. Nope." Hehehe. She was European. Gonna EAT HIM. Hehehehehehe. Senile Alice, clearly, was an issue. "I would appreciate it if you would not talk about my mother that way, Miss Fischer," he said with a frown. Not to mention he had always been a bean pole, so there! "But you do bring up a good little bit of information. There are actually 9 types of mnemonics for better memory. Something for all of you to think about as OWLs and NEWTs approach along with your end of the term exams. Take two points for that reminder, Miss Fischer." Quote: Originally Posted by Lockhartian Now he was talking about...oh. Well, yes, a mnemonic. How was this related to Pluto? Hadn't they been discussing Pluto all along? OH NO WAIT, THEY WERE DISCUSSING PLANETS. *"A mnemonic. Order of the planets from* the center of our solar system,"** SIGH, she cannot say sun *"May I remind you, Professor, you also did this with North, East, South and* West." Heh. West. Wait, what? Was Lex really asking for nutella? Remind him? Just in case he forgot? "How very kind of you, Miss Wisteria," he chuckled. "As I was telling Miss Glasswall, mnemonics are extremely useful AND beneficial, so I do encourage the use of them." Quote: Originally Posted by ScarletCharm104 "Its the order of the planets in our solar system. Kinda like ROYGBIV for the rainbow." ... pnemoniac device or something? "Yes, very good Miss McAlistor," he nodded. "As Miss Fischer just pointed out, My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nutella is specifically a expression mnemonic where as ROY G. BIV is name mnemonic." Just for some more food for thought. Food....chocolate...chocolate coin in his hand...still couldn't get the blasted wrapper off... "Would anyone be so kind as to unwrap a few of these coins for me?" he asked. His arthritic hands just couldn't grip things like they used to. Yes, no? He was going to move the lesson along while he waited all forlornly there sitting at his desk while holding up his chocolate coin. "As the majority of you said, My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nutella is a mnemonic device to help remember the order of the planets in our Solar System starting with the planet closest to the Sun and moving outwards. That order is Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune," he said, giving his wand another flick towards the chalk to have it write each name of the planet vertically under the letter associated with it. "Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are what are known as terrestrial planet, which are the sort of planets you made in class and for homework, and are named as such because they all have solid rocky surfaces. These planets are often referred to as the Inner Solar System." He paused for a moment to allow students to catch up with their note taking and thoughts. "Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are all planets called the gas giants, although I personally prefer the term Jovian, and are refereed to as the Outer Solar System. In 2005, back when Pluto was still considered a planet, a tenth planet was found, called Eris and was named after the god of argument because it caused a lot of arguments among astronomers." HAHAHAHA. He still found it amusing. Astronomers had such an odd sense of humor. "However, as already discussed, it was decided that Pluto and Eris would be called dwarf planets, in addition to Ceres, the largest asteroid." Okay, so maybe he was still laughing a bit about the name of the "10th planet" but he had finally calmed down enough to continue. And no gas was passed this time. So lucky all you students! "So. Inner planets. Small and rocky. Outer planets. Large and gassy." Heh. Gassy. HEH! "Why do you think this is? Why do we not see large gassy planets among the inner planets and why no small rocky ones among the outer planets?*" OOC: this will probably be our last question before we start on any activities thank you all once again for your patience <3 If Inner and Outer planets/Solar Sytem talk makes you think of Sailor Moon...you are not alone wiggles* Class will resume approximately 24 hours from the time of this post. __________________ We broke into a million pieces, and we can't go back......................................... But now we're seeing all the beauty in the broken glass..................................... The scars are part of me, darkness and harmony My voice without the lies, this is what it sounds like Last edited by sweetpinkpixie; 03-06-2014 at 01:43 PM.