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Studying 101: How to Study and Pass
There are many ways to help yourself learn the material you
need to know to pass any class…including science classes!
In this Lesson you will learn some techniques and skills that will
help you to pass my class.
Some of the techniques will work for you and some may not.
Each of you is unique. Different techniques work better with
different personalities. You must determine which techniques
work best for you. However, to do this you must TRY each
technique and see if it works.
The Cornell Method
The most important thing about studying notes using the Cornell
Method is what you place in the margins. After you have taken
line
notes in class and are ready to study them, go through your
notes and separate them with lines into ideas. For example,
put a line between the definition of a word, it’s examples, and
other comments and the definition of another word and it’s
cue
examples and comments.
The next step is to place a “cue” word in the margin at the left
hand side. The cue word is a single word to cue you to recall
the information in the notes. For example, if you were
studying the definitions mentioned above, you would write the
word being defined.
say
The last step is to cover the notes and, looking only at the cue
words, try to say what is in the notes. If you can say it, you
The ReWrite Method
Biology = =study
Biology
study
of life
of life
Characteristics of life
Characteristics
of life
Made
Made
of cells
of cells
unicellular = one
unicellular
= one
celled
celled
multicellular = many
multicellular
= many
celled
celled
specialized = many
specialized
= many
celled
celled
with cells
withhaving
cells special
havingjobs
special jobs
Reproduce
Reproduce
asexual = one
asexual
= one
gene
gene
donor
donor
sexual = =
sexual
two
two
gene
gene
donors
donors
Universal
Universal
genetic
genetic
code code
all animals
all
animalshave
have
same
same
stuffstuff
makingmaking
up genes
up genes
Grow
Grow
and Develop
and Develop
Get Food
Get Food
and Use
and
Energy
Use Energy
metabolismmetabolism
= rate at which
= organism
rate at uses
which
energy
organism uses
The Code Method
1.2.Transform
yourcodes
noteson
into
codes.
Rewrite
your
scrap
trying
say what
they
3. If you memorize your code, paper
you can
thentowrite
it on your
mean
each
time
writepiece
them.
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untilto
you
can
test
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of paper
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your
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without
Biology
= study
life and say what they mean without
test
and
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your test.
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NOT CHEATING!
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Bsl
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Bsl
Bsl
unicellular = one celled
Cl
Cl
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Cl
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multicellular = many celled
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specialized = many celled with cells having special jobs
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Reproduce
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Mmc
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Cl
asexual = one gene donor
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Smcsj
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U1c
sexual = two gene donors
Mmc
Rpdc
Rpdc
Rpdc
Rpdc
Rpdc
Rpdc
Smcsj
Universal genetic code
Rpdc
A1gd
A1gd
A1gd
A1gd
A1gd
A1gd
A1gd
all animals have same stuff making up genes
S2gd
S2gd
S2gd
S2gd
S2gd
S2gd
S2gd
Grow and Develop
Ugc
Ugc
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Ugc
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Get Food and Use Energy
g+d
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The Flash Card Method
Make a set
of index
cards with
the cue
word on the
front and
the answer
on the back.
(This is time
intensive –
takes a lot of
time.)
Back of Card
Biology
study
of life
The Study Buddy Method
First,
of your
notes
as take
questions
answers.
Next,write
find all
a study
buddy
and
turns with
asking
your questions to
each other.
Biology
study of life
What is=Biology?
study of life
Characteristics
of life
Name
7 Characteristics
of life
Made of
1.cells
Made of cells
CAUTION!
multicellular
= genetic
many celled
3. Universal
code
Be sure notspecialized
to
waste
your
study
time
=
many
celled
with
cells
having
special
jobs
4. ………… (continue)
chatting,
giggling
and not studying.
Reproduce
Made
of cells
unicellular
= one celled
2.
Reproduce
asexual =
one gene donor
Define
unicellular
= one celled
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sexual =multicellular
two gene donors
Define
= many celled
Universal
genetic code
specialized
= Cells in a many celled organism that
all animals
have
same stuff
making up genes
have special
jobs are
termed
___________
cells.
Grow
and Develop
Reproduce
GetisFood
Use Energy
What
the and
difference
between asexual and sexual
metabolism = rate
at which organism uses energy
swarthmore.edu
reproduction?
The Rhyme/Association Method
Rhymes don’t need to “rhyme,” they just need to help you remember.
Some definitions lend themselves to making rhymes and
sayings to help
you remember
them.concentration. (rhyme)
Biomagnification,
it increases
DNA has C and G and T and A. RNA fills with uracils. (rhyme)
The cell’s nucleus is like a command center. (association)
Operant conditioning is trial and error operating. (association)
The chick said “I’m imprinting” on my mother hen! (association)
Insight Learning is using previous knowledge on anything in sight
even if it’s a different problem. (rhyme)
Operons turn a gene on. (rhyme)
Humans are eukaryotes (you-(can)-carry-oats because you are
human). (rhyme)
Photosynthesis, CO2 gets into this. (rhyme)
My toes do mitosis to fill in lost skin. (rhyme)
My ovaries do mi-osis when they make eggs. (rhyme)