Earth Science I

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Earth Science I

• How to succeed in this class

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A Technique for Reading

1. Survey headings and topic sentences
2. Turn each heading into a question
3. Read to answer your question
4. Recite (write) brief notes to answer your
   question
5. Review your questions and answers (headings
   turned into exam questions are often points
   emphasized in exams)

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Taking Notes

• Take detailed notes
• Identify each set of notes
• Develop an outline form
• Listen with questions in mind
• Use phrases, incomplete sentences,
• or easily understood and remembered
• shorthand notes

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Taking Notes

• Write down all technical terms,
• definitions or explanations, and
• examples
• Review and annotate your notes on
• the same day that you take them
• Write legibly and clearly rewrite your
• notes if necessary
• Write down assignments

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Studying

• Work area and study materials
• Make and adhere to a daily schedule
• for study and review
• Use your textbook, handouts, or web
• read before lectures on a topic
• annotate your notes
• if you mark in your text, avoid
• over marking
• write key words in margin

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Studying

• Key your study to meet the
• objectives listed for each topic
• Objectives terminology
• Identify select a named, described,
• or drawn object
• Name supply a noun or proper noun
• for an item that has been
• identified or described

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Studying

• Order arrange objects or terms in a
• sequence based upon a stated
• property
• Describe state observable properties
• sufficient to identify an
• object or event
• Distinguish select an object from two
• or more which are easily
• confused (or tell how you
• would do that)

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Objectives

• Construct make an object, verbal statement,
• or drawing
• State a Rule communicate a relationship or
• principle that could be
  used to
• solve a problem
• Apply a Rule supply an answer to a problem
• by using a stated
  principle
• Demonstrate perform operations necessary
• to carry out a specified
• procedure

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Testing

• Preparation
• Legible and well organized notes
• Cramming
• Cooperation
• Begin reviewing at least once a
• day at least 1 week in advance
• Can you draw it? (learning styles)
• Be positive

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Testing

• Test Taking Skills
• Review entire test before starting
• Read all directions carefully
• Read each question as if it will be the
• the last time you see it
• Do not leave questions blank
• Multiple choice or matching questions,
• try to answer before looking at the
• possible answers