• Question: Do you have any advice for learning and revising science?

    Asked by annabelliz to Del, Catherine, John, Krishna, Mo Rassul on 10 Mar 2014.
    • Photo: Adelle Thrower

      Adelle Thrower answered on 10 Mar 2014:

      Sure.
      I find it easiest to make things really simple and work from there. For example if you were revising the cell, first list what’s in a cell and learn that. Then for each list write what each thing does.
      Always start off simply and work up. When making notes use lots of colour to make it more interesting and fun and remember- science is not like English where you have to think for yourself- you just need to remember and understand it!!!
      Give yourself enough time to cover each area and go slow- don’t try and fill it all in at once- you won’t remember it all!
      Don’t do what I did and spend all my revision time making a timetable then having no time to revise!!!
      Good luck!!!

    • Photo: Muhammed Rassul

      Muhammed Rassul answered on 10 Mar 2014:

      I totally agree with @adelle, colour always is helpful. Linking the information is also useful as it allows you to use the links to help pull the information out of your head. It seems weird to people, but using gestures helps with learning. I also have found the sillier the way you use to remember things, the easier it is to remember.

    • Photo: Catherine Mansfield

      Catherine Mansfield answered on 10 Mar 2014:

      If you can why not try and come create diagrams of what you are trying to learn for each topic. Going through the process of thinking about the information and trying to arrange it into a picture may help it stick in your mind. And when trying to remember the facts in the exam it may be easier for you to remember what your own diagram looked like rather than just remembering individual facts.

    • Photo: John Foster

      John Foster answered on 10 Mar 2014:

      I agree with @Catherine, I always find putting things into pictures and diagrams the easiest way to learn. Then you just have to visualize the image and things slot themselves into place., but this doesn’t work for everyone. You can like @Adelle and @Muhammed asid use colour to make learning these easier!

      I found diagrams can work for most things, but sometimes if you are learning the names of lost of things, like amino acids or chemicals then as @Adelle says, lists can be really useful.

      I found that revision books that were really colourful, had large diagrams and short lists of bullet point notes were the best.

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