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Pond
Safari
Life in a drop of water
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Ted Talk: Edith Widder
The Weird, Wonderful World of
Bioluminescence
http://new.ted.com/talks/edith_widder_the_weird_and_wonderful_world
_of_bioluminescence
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Diversity of Pond Life
http://www.microscopyuk.org.uk/mag/indexmag.html?http://www.microscopyuk.org.uk/mag/wimsmall/smal1.html
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Memory
Tricks
Fun tricks to help you
remember!
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Memory Game
I
will read 16 words.
 When
I finish, write down as many as you can
remember.
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Memory Game
 Now, give
yourself a “1” for these words:
 pen, love, toast, basket, restaurant, dog, pain, ask
 Give
yourself a “2” for these words:
 love, teacher, know, table, hungry, notebook, find,
went
 How
many “1”s?
 How
many “2”s?
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Memory Game
 Did
 Our
you have more 1’s than 2’s?
minds tend to remember the first few items in
a series and the last few.
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Remembering for Tests
Remembering stuff from textbooks:
 Read
for no more than 30 min at one time.
 Take
5 min breaks, get a drink, snack, stretch, get
your blood moving
 After
25 min of reading, review for a few minutes
and then take the break.
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Remembering for Tests
Vocabulary
 1st
learn the definition word for word (flashcards).
 2nd
know the meaning of each word in the
definition.
 3rd
 4th
restate the definition in your own words.
give a fact or example from their text or
lecture.
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Remembering for Tests
Why we forget:
 Negative
self concept - if you think you will forget,
then you will!
 Disuse
- use it or lose it
 Changed
cues - study the material in different
ways
 Rote
memorization vs understanding
 Sleep
on it - go over material just before bed
(unless you are too tired)
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Memory Tricks
Acronyms
 Words
made up of first letters of other words works for a list of things.

HOMES = 5 great lakes

ROY G. BIV = colors of the rainbow

Nicer Drums = 10 organ systems
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Memory Tricks
Acrostics
 Sentence
where the first letter of each word
represents something important.
 EGBDF
- Every good boy does fine - lines on music
staff
 KPCOFGS
- Kindly purchase cookies only from girl
scouts (taxonomy)
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Memory Tricks
Mental Pictures
5
qualities of good mental pictures =SPACE

1) Stupid - the weirder the picture, the more
likely you are to remember

2) Play on words - imagine a hen for when

3) Action - draws attention

4) Clear (vivid and not confusing)

5) Easy to see
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Memory Tricks
Mental Pictures
 Good
use - remember peoples names
 Sandy Campbell - think of a picture when you
hear Sandy & place next to her face.
 Sand covered face, castle on her head etc
 Campbell = soup or break it up with Camp &
Bell
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Memory Tricks
Similar Sound Cue Technique
 Keraunophobia
- know the second part (phobia =
fear of something)
 1st
step: similar sound Kerauno sounds like crayon,
carryon, Karen
 2nd
step: cue - sentence that helps you learn the
def

Karen is afraid of lightning

Keraunophobia means fear of lightning
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Memory Tricks
Exact Locations
 Create
an acronym or
acrostic that follows a
specific order.
 My
Car Usually Needs
Ice Wipers
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Technology to Help You Study
Flashcard Apps

Study Blue – can add pictures, set up cards on your
computer


http://www.studyblue.com/
Quizlet

http://quizlet.com/
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Technology to Help You Study
Evernote

Organize notes, pictures,
webpages, recordings etc.

Available on any device – syncs

Webclipper

Add on that allows you to mark
up a webpage.

http://evernote.com/evernote/
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Technology to Help
You Study
iStudiez

Available for iOS and Mac.

Organize your schedule and keep track
of your grades.

http://istudentpro.com/
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Technology to Help
You Study
InClass

Great notetaking app.

Can store notes, recorded lectures,
pictures etc.

Keep track of your schedule and
assignments.

No grade tracking feature.

http://www.inclassapp.com/
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Technology to Help
You Study
Dropbox

Allows you to store all of your files in
the cloud – have access to them on any
computer!

Easy to get more free storage space.

Share files

https://www.dropbox.com/
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Technology to Help
You Study
Google Drive
Google Calendar

Google drive is similar to dropbox.

Allows you to store files in the cloud
and access anywhere.

Share files.

https://drive.google.com/a/hartnell.ed
u/#my-drive
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Technology to Help
You Study

There are many anatomy apps available
for all platforms. Your instructors will
probably have suggestions on which
ones are best.

Examples:

http://www.pocketanatomy.com/

https://play.google.com/store/apps/
details?id=com.hssn.anatomyfree&hl
=en

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hu
man-anatomyatlas/id446207961?mt=8

http://www.visiblebody.com/index.h
tml

Collection of Apps
Anatomy Apps

http://www.appolicious.com/curat
ed-apps/353-the-best-iphoneapps-for-anatomy-students