<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="true"><li>Earworms, catchy pieces of music that play on repeat in your head, can be used to teach physics effectively.</li><li>Repetitive and simple music with a rising and falling pitch shape tends to become earworms.</li><li>Neurologist Oliver Sacks refers to these internal music loops as 'brainworms'.</li><li>A physics teacher uses songs related to the syllabus as memory aids for students.</li><li>Songs like 'Changes' by David Bowie and 'Goldfinger' by Shirley Bassey are linked to specific physics concepts.</li><li>Linking musical lyrics and physics introduces humor in the classroom and helps in better learning.</li><li>Students enjoy the light-hearted approach and often remember physics concepts through the associated songs.</li><li>The teacher holds a quiz where students match physics laws or experiments with songs, making learning enjoyable.</li><li>Using earworms as a teaching method adds fun and engagement to the classroom environment.</li><li>The article concludes with an earworms quiz for readers to match physics concepts with songs.</li></ul>

‘Can’t get you out of my head’: using earworms to teach physics

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