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Approaches to Learning
Note taking skills
Why do we take notes?
• Your brain is where
information is stored.
• If you use more parts of
your brain you are able
to remember it better!
• And yes, you could
actually look over your
note before a test!
Why do we take notes?
On average…
• You remember only 10
% of what you see.
• You remember 15 % of
what you hear.
• You remember 40 % of
what you actively do.
Taking notes activates more parts of your
brain so you will remember more!
How do we take
effective notes?
Organize
• Keep all your notes in one place!
– Use one notebook / class
– Put all of your notes in that book
• Make a table of contents for your notebook.
• Be consistent in the structure of your notes.
– Example: underline vocabulary words
• They are YOUR notes do what works for you.
Summarize
• A picture is worth a thousand words…
– Draw pictures and diagrams in your notes
• Label
• Make them as accurate as possible
– Do Not copy!
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Write down the most important things
Vocabulary words
Bold words
Abbreviate when possible
Florence
Nightingale’s Early
Life
• She was born in Florence,
Italy on May 12th 1820
• Her father’s name was
William Edward Nightingale
1820 - 1910
• Her mother’s name Frances
Smith, married W. E.
Nightingale in 1818
• She had one older sister
named Parthenope
Nightingale
Florence Nightingale’s Work
– Provided and raised money for supplies.
– Improved sanitation in hospitals by:
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Ventilation
Heating
Sewage disposal
Water supply
Hospital kitchens
Hand washing between patients
Cleanliness in surgery
– Lowered death rates from 60% to 2.2%
Parts of a Plant Cell
Cell Wall:
Made of
cellulose. Gives
the plant
structure like the
bones do in
animals.
Vacuole:
Acts like a
balloon filled with
water. If you
don’t water a
plant the
vacuoles collapse
and the plant
wilts.
Nucleus:
The brains of the cell that control all of its
internal processes like the processing
chip in a computer. It is also the part of the
plant that passes on traits to the next
generation.
Dr. Charles Richard Drew
• Born in Washington D.C.
on June 3, 1904.
• Parents names: Richard
Y. Drew and Nora Burrell.
• Had four younger siblings.
• Married Lenore Robbins.
• Had four children.
• Died in a car accident
April 1, 1950
Important Work
• Developed methods of
blood preservation that
lead to the creation of
blood banks.
• Organized “Blood of
Britain” campaign that sent
blood to Britain during
WWII.
• After WWII he organized the
first blood bank in the U.S.
For the Red Cross.
• Professor at Howard
University Medical School.
Layers of the Earth
Core:
A combination of solid
and liquid made mostly of
iron and nickel.
Mantle:
Three layers that make up
the largest portion of the
earth. It is made of hot
rock under a lot of
pressure.
Crust:
The surface of the earth
that is made mostly of
Alumina and silica dioxide
Luis Alvarez
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Born 6-13-1911 In San Francisco CA
Died 9-1-1988 – Cancer
Married 1936 Geraldine Smithwick
Remarried to Janet Landis 1958
Lived in CA and IL
Won 1968 Nobel Prize in physics
Autobiography: Adventures of a Physicist 1987
Luis Alvarez’s Work
• Worked with his son and was involved in the
creation of the theory that says that the dinosaurs
extinction caused by a meteor
• He developed a Hydrogen Bubble Chamber that
was capable of detecting subatomic particles
• His Nobel Prize was awarded on his work with
subatomic particles.
• He helped in the development of the atom bomb
during WWII.
Inside
the Atom
Nucleus:
Small, dense,
central part of
the atom that
contains
protons and
neutrons.
Proton: Positively charged particles found
in the nucleus.
Neutron: Neutral particle found in the
nucleus.
Electron: Negatively charged particle
found moving around the nucleus.
Dr. Charles Richard Drew
• Born 6/3/1904 in Washington D.C.
• Died in car accident 4/1/1950.
• He used his development of blood
preservation to organize the first blood
banks during and after WWII.
Layers of the Earth
The Atom