2 Year-old Girl Knows Elements

[MissMakenzie44]

Wow shes smarter than me!

[RoflmaoRob]

What an adorable child. And she seems so genuinely happy, which is the best part.

[DPDandN]

i want to hug her

[syn010110]

I think I'm slipping into a diabetic coma, this is so adorable.

[sta1401101008]

Very droll!! Somewhere around the halfway through the exercise she is getting a little distracted and may be bored. But again after a little encouragement from dad she is off again like a breeze. 

[anistuffs]

OH WOW, She is SOOO CUTE.

I wanted to give her a hug all 9 minutes & 31 seconds of this video.

You are incredibly lucky :D

[Zenerach]

Send this video to Harvard

[Gaaraissomineforever]

she's smarter than me XD

[slickjaia]

*different piece of cards and she if she can identify what they are in different background environments

[slickjaia]

Amazing , shocking .... Continue as normal till she associates the pictures with the names, then cover the names and see if she can tell you what the elements are just by pics, and vice versa ...write the names down on a different lives

[Happy33G]

clever little girl

[TheSeptet]

I love the way she says Yttrium!

[AvaAboy]

well, gold and silver is kind of confusing.. like Au and Ag

[ASSNEWSOFFICIALCH]

Lol I have a praseodymium sample. I'm a fan.

[firefliesinjune1]

holy cow! This is amazing. I'm currently expecting and this is DEFINITELY something I'm going to teach my child. She's so smart :]

[1redzwan]

i can read this with my eyes closed and never opened (sleeps)

[finnurth]

Good job! Flash cards can make wonders. You can teach kids just about anything with this method if you spend some time doing it. They will however forget the knowledge in a matter of weeks if you don't keep at it!

[fuckedupcupcake]

that's nothing, i knew that when i was 15!

oh wait...

[suzysquat]

This is waaaay too cute!

[TheOrianna2010]

She so cute don't worry about what people say there just jealous. I'm going to by those card for my daughter she just turned 2 on feb 19. She all ready knows her colors, abc, sight and song, and she knows how to count from 1-20 in English and Spanish. And some shapes. Keep up the good work.

[CrimsonHowl]

B=Boron, sounded like B=Moroon!

[SuperGamesTube]

siiiiiiilvar

[MrBable255]

Oh god she's gonna be so wierd 

[Ollepad]

@MrBable255

I would actually rather promote intelligence as opposed to shooting it down. Don't promote the maintenance of a dimwitted society.

[eduardocurioso1]

amei sua filhinha,ela é linda e inteligente!congratulations!!!

[rafadimoura10]

I loved she!!!! is very beautiful . amazing!!!! congratulations parents!!!

[nninhah]

Oh, my God!!!! She is very inteligent!

[kittycompiani]

My brother did the same thing but with flags. He could not read but he memorized the names of all the flags of countries around the world when he was a Kid. It's awesome. A pity that in 1991 we did not have a camera.

And...She is SO CUTE. OMG *----*

[MrVidau]

Oh my god, she knows more than I do! Have you tested her for Genius?

[SuperGamesTube]

kawaiiii

[paulospacefox]

é isso aeee hehe visite meu canal. abraço

[dubakawisewoman]

@dwees2 Can you explain, even to yourself, why you felt the need to suggest in this forum that this amazing 2-year-old child might find something "more productive" to do with her time? Or to mention, seemingly in passing, YOUR child's apparently phenomenal memory? And are you familiar with the symptoms of various borderline personality disorders?

I suggest you seek the help of a qualified counselor, sir. Your "gifted" son, and any other children you might have will thank you for it.

[brendaeileen]

@dubakawisewoman hey Im Borderline and I didn't crap on this vid, I like it actually, don't generalize!

[cobrafizzo]

well, it really impresses me to see such intelligence in a child, it's beautiful.

based on your responses you didnt '' force '' it on her, it was her own interest which means she will only become smarter, she is probably gifted.

I hope you continue to make more videos like these, its very inspiring.

congrats dad, beautiful and smart little jewel you got there =)

[elcapitanchile]

yea¡¡¡¡¡

this girl is a future.

[kohasukigalaha]

Wow this doll in the future will become a great genius

congratulations!

[Keldee]

she's adorable and smart! good memory too! take her to the Ellen show!

[Kinshimuyo]

Cara, que linda, impressionado dela conseguir diferenciar tanta coisa com tão pouco tempo de vida, parabéns aos pais e mais para ela.

[MichelIchiy]

God she's freacking smart!

[chewBAKAlt]

Man, a 2 yr old is smarter than my teachers ¬¬

[milenafofs]

beautiful girl :]

[EmBotBeepBeep]

@mgtmol, is she familiar with the They Might Be Giants song about the elements? If she isn't already, she might get a kick out of it. (I tried to link you to it but YouTube won't let me. Just look up They Might Be Giants Meet the Elements).

[henrique6996]

@mgtmol, Take care of your daughter, she have such a great tallent, and if u keep teaching her she ill be a great woman! But never forget to teach her moral and etics!

[GotGuushy]

Can she be my Chemistry 120 tutor please?

I kid! And she is the cutest. <3

[NyHereICome]

Can she help me on my next chemistry test?

[mrlsilva1]

obviously she is reading what is on the bottom of the cards.. so she can read,bt that doesn't mean that she knows each every elements.. bt should say that she is cute :)

[Meakogjm]

Je m'incline devant cette petite parce que moi même avec les images ou juste les lettres qui les représentes je suis incapable de retenir quoi que ce soit xD She is so cute ♥

[TheNaramatu]

This is awesome. Wonder if she'll grow up interested in chemistry?

She might like 'Chemical Calisthenics'- By Blackalicious! Thank you for participating in the birthing of a wonderful soul.

[rcm3j]

7 people are English Majors

[jonmactal]

This cute kid could have beat me in high school chemistry. XD

[aanaceci]

does she know how to read?

[mgtmol]

@aanaceci She can read all the letters and has started to read small words, but no, she can't read.

[domoalready]

@aanaceci does she know how to color?

[Zootallors]

YES! More of us women in science!! Love the "sulfur's stinky" hook. Haha. "What's this card?" sees the plate "Food!" When my daughter began reading at 18 mos., I didn't realize it. She just did it. She was reading books by 3, then, adding three columns by 5--in her head! It took ME a while to accept her abilities. Folks "accused" me of forcing this on her (as if it were a bad thing to have a bright child)--but it was all her own doing! I imagine the same goes with Rose. Hooray for this family!

[kilgonus]

Never has Cadmium been so cutely pronounced

[JessMcHiels]

Awww, "I don't like this card". She is adorable! And very smart, obviously.

[bilsemon]

Thank you for raising a child w/intelligence and love of life!

[paint4splatter]

this is what tom lehrer was as a kid. for sure.

[rnrrollover]

So cute - I love "Sulfur stinky!" I don't know if you have looked in to preschool for her yet, but I would recommend a good Montessori preschool! The Montessori philosophy is to follow the child. My sons are in Montessori and they love it, I think your daughter would do well too! Her natural love to learn the elements and her curiosity would be encouraged and grow! Good luck to you and Rose!

[misssykes248]

I think she's the cutest thing on this planet.

[jbpnw]

She is absolutely adorable!

I love how she takes breaks by reciting the alphabet... how cute is that?

[tomwejw]

next steven hawking me thinks

[Grangoire]

"Bubbles!" ^_^

Too cute!

However she's recognizing these (hopefully it's by the letter and not the picture...though that's most likely), at two years old it's impressive none the less.

[EmtheSoprano]

@Grangoire

I'm not sure it's by the picture because she often says things like "C! C is for carbon!"

So awesome. Love this video, thanks!

[fraudcakes]

Quarter to Three sucks, you are better off without those squares Matt.

Kid is awesome!



[moviewatch0001]

i always get Au and Ag confused as well

[twigrat]

I love her personality. Such a smart girl!

[cyrusemil]

my little girl does the elements too!! This is so cool. My little girl counts them 1-10 (H - Ne), we are working on 1-18 (Ar)... Gotta learn how to count you know? I will put it as a video response once I capture it :)

I am really happy and proud of lil Rose, little chemical engineering in training!!

[Betsy13787]

There IS hope for the future!

[alcukyone]

this is AMAZING!!!!!

[XTheJenovaProjectX]

big ups to Seattle!

[meeekle]

@ 4:00 alulululmumululumum alululululumum! so cute!

[hbe02]

For a 26 month child to have developed visual association to that extent is astounding!! I congratulate the parents, you must be so proud. I cannot wait to have my own kids so that I can experience such moments in their development. I am sure Rose will grow up to be the best of the best in school and life :)

[rjunai]

I vote for president this little girl !!! ( future ) she can save the world ...

[ProfMaximo]

Sweet, smart and lovely!

She is veeery happy with some elements :)

As a math/phys teacher, I *always* encourage my students (5th to 12th grades and up) to learn about EVERYTHING!

God bless Rose and her family.

Congratz.

[notreveh]

SO SWEET!!

[owenowen1000]

i dont think i even knew my abcs when i was 2....

[5lej]

So cute and Smart ! God bless her , Sulfur Stinky , gold shiny !

[MancM]

isn't she cool!?

[redrocksout]

i applaud you as parents for actually treating your child like she could possibly learn SO much more if parents didnt treat them like... well... children.

[mohsy90]

ever think that maybe she can just read the cards!!!!!

[EmBotBeepBeep]

@mohsy90 *facepalm* Um... even if that were the case, that's still pretty damn impressive for 23 months.

[r0ssel0203113]

First thing i did was to put it on facebook...lol

[Ixetl]

OMG!! She's so cute!! Congratulations! Even for elder people this results harder to learn or even be interested at. You must be very proud!

[kotor26]

O.O That is impressive...

[danielmyers]

Wow! Hope my kids are like this one day!

[Kingpinguino]

Congratulations Rose, you are very smart...! and you are in Facebook now...!

[Kingpinguino]

Congratulations Rose, you are very smart...!

[xxdiebleedburnxx]

Oh so cute! What teaching method did you use?

[mgtmol]

@xxdiebleedburnxx We didn't "teach" her, really. She was first interested in her mother's book, which is by the same guy who made these cards, and her mom and I would read the book to her when she asked for it. She started asking for it a lot. I think her interest comes from liking the pictures. Then we got her these (easier to hold) cards instead, and when she asked for the book we'd break out the cards instead. We just give her a card and tell her what it is (if she doesn't beat us to it).

[RandomNationSeries]

"Gold, gold is SHINY!"

[makapav]

@RandomNationSeries ...prrrecioussss...

[civitasdei]

It's nice to see a parent so involved. :] Well done Dad.

[elisadasilva]

too cute!!

[AsherJane]

awwww what a smart little girl!!

[sapachino]

ye im 16 years old and i just started studiing them...lol at the moment we need to know like 5-6 only

[06congaltonb]

Well done, you've made my little sister look really dumb.

[elfootman]

why 26 month old?, that's a 2 years old thanks

[MrAimforthetop]

gold is shiny :DDD

[krono5el]

i bet a lot of people think shes the devil cough cough evangelicals

[Cmaximusc47]

she is so cute

love those alphabet breaks in between elements

[QPOproZaC]

hahaha alphabet break :D

[gleiciduarte]

Minha filha será assim.

[SakuraMisty]

ur a great daddy and u have a wonderful smart little girl <3

:)

[mrbadboy911]

Very cute!! XD

[Nancysissypants]

It amuses me that a 2 year old has a better understanding of science than Bill O'Reilly.

[dwees2]

@Nancysissypants Having a bunch of flash cards of elements memorized isn't the same as an understanding of science. Ask her to identify those elements in any other context, and I'd be willing to bet she couldn't.

Still her memory is impressive. I was amazed at how quickly my son had all of the names of his Thomas cards memorized.

Maybe there is something more productive she could be doing with her time?

[Nancysissypants]

@dwees2

I think it's brilliant. So much better than sitting them in front of Sponge Bob for 3 hours straight

[dwees2]

@Nancysissypants Totally agree. There's no way she memorized all those flash cards without spending a lot of time with her parents. I was just thinking that other stuff would be good. I was thinking stuff along these lines would be more valuable. Google "15 things kids can do instead of homework" and check out #1 hit.

[mgtmol]

@dwees2 This is something that she does for her fun, not something that we make her do. When we go to Target, she wants to go to the Schleich animal toys and the koosh balls. It's the same thing with seeing this box of cards at home. So we play with her for as long as she wants. Usually about 20 of them. She's also really into watching all the different versions of Tom Lehrer's elements song.

Also, she's two; she doesn't have homework.

[dwees2]

@mgtmol Yeah, I think it's good that you are supporting her interests. For me that's the important thing, as well doing this with her. She looks like she is doing great.

[irascibleone]

@dwees2 WOW - another pretend knowitall criticizing and acting arrogant about something as harmless as this. I pity your kid considering your esteem issues.

[tobylane]

@Nancysissypants About two years better.

[Naglefar1988]

@Nancysissypants ANY 2-year old has a better understanding of science than Bill O'Reilly...

[AlienTruth]

My folks were too busy filling my head with ridiculous myths, fantastic claims, and eternal threats to teach me about the periodic table. (sigh)

[10mintwo]

Dear America,

More of this ^^^^^

and LESS OF THIS SHIT

/watch?v=GEvo6Eau-Xg

-and we'll be colonizing one of those local extrasolar planets we just discovered in no time.

[Deeptoad]

Okay, so she's memorized some bits. Still - mighty damn impressive, considering her young age. Hopefully, her parents have a big, sloppy, goofy love of all things science and she picks up on that and digs the enthusiasm. All said, beautiful young girl and the Pretty Pony t-shirt is rockin' like Dokken.

[ralizpo]

Good job, Rose! :)

She's such a cutie. I cracked up at aluminum and the alphabet break was awesome.

[ericscerri]

Very cute. Even knows to ignore the more obvious cues such as Fe in large letters to say "iron". Or maybe she doesnt even read yet?

Now for the more grown up among you, please see the book,

Eric Scerri, The Periodic Table, Its Story and Its Significance,

Oxford University Press, 2007.

[betadryl]

ill get these cards for my nephew. smart girl

[etagger]

Brilliant!!!! She's so adorable!

[filler3]

THUMBS DOWN GAF!!!!!!!

[flukesh]

Where did you get these flashcards? I'd love to get a set.

[mgtmol]

@flukesh Look for "The Photographic Card Deck of the Elements" by Theodore Gray.

[flukesh]

@mgtmol Thanks!

[ba3cool]

@mgtmol Mark my words: 30 years from now, they'll be playing this video on CNN when she wins the Nobel prize for Chemistry.

[lydanynom]

Great! Thanks for sharing.

Just FYI, the "Copyright 2011, do not copy without permission." text is superfluous and mucks up the auto-generated description text when you share the link on facebook.

[darrelx]

Wow thanks. That was so incredibly cute I couldn't help smile.

[maanakona]

aluuuminummm.... aww she's adorable!! i hope my children are as smart!

[emokidbuck]

at this rate, she'll be doing differential equations by the time she gets to kindergarten!

[aaronmgriffin]

SULFUR STINKY!

[Websteez]

haahahahahaah cool! Thanks boingboing

[meadslosh]

That girl loves boron.

[Optimus997]

Now chemistry teachers everywhere can say "even a two-year old can do this!" and have the proof right here!

[timelhajj]

Go Rose!

[BenStephGarrison]

facebook wouldn't let me comment for some reason... love this! so smart and cute she is... i bet she'd beat most high schoolers who are actually taking chemistry! i'm totally impressed that she can even pronounce the elements!