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277: Using Reference Sources
278: The RQWQCQ Strategy for Solving Math Word Problems
279: Good Listening In Class
280: A Strategy for Reading Textbooks
281: Your Preferred Learning Style
282: Taking Notes in Class
283: Preparing to Study: A Good Study Place
284: Setting Time Aside For Studying And Homework
285: 11 Free Tips Improve Studying Results
286: Revision and Exam Technique
287: A Guide to IGCSE Past Papers
288: How To Pass Exams
289: Writing Techniques
290: Test Anxiety
291: Direction Words In Essay Test Items
292: Heat and Temperature
293: Energy Resources
294: Gravity
295: Light and Sound
296: Waves, Transfer of Energy
297: Energy and Electricity
298: Using Electricity
299: Energy Transfer by Heating
300: Engery Transfer
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276: The DETER Strategy for Taking Tests
The DETER Strategy for Taking Tests
To do well on a test, you must have
good knowledge of the information that is being tested. But you must
also have a strategy for taking the test that allows..
277: Using Reference Sources
As you go through school, you will need to use reference sources to
find information about topics, locate facts, and answer questions. Here
are five types of reference sources you should use. Each typ..
278: The RQWQCQ Strategy for Solving Math Word Problems
RQWQCQ is a good strategy to use when solving math word problems. Each of the letters in RQWQCQ stands for a step in the strategy.
Read
Read
the entire prob..
279: Good Listening In Class
It is important for you to be a good listener in
class. Much of what you will have to learn will be presented verbally
by your teachers. Just hearing what your teachers say is not the same
as listenin..
280: A Strategy for Reading Textbooks
SQRW
is a four-step strategy for reading and taking notes from chapters in a
textbook. Each letter stands for one step in the strategy. Using SQRW
will help you to understand what you read and to prep..
281: Your Preferred Learning Style
A learning style is a way of learning. YOUR
preferred learning style is the way in which YOU learn best. Three
learning styles that are often identified in students are the Auditory Learning Style, th..
282: Taking Notes in Class
In classes, your teachers will talk
about topics that you are studying. The information they provide will
be important for you to know when you take tests. You must be able to
take good written notes ..
283: Preparing to Study: A Good Study Place
You need a good study place to be prepared to study. You should be able to answer YES to all of the following questions:
1. Is my Study Place available to me whenever I need it?
Your Study Pl..
284: Setting Time Aside For Studying And Homework
When trying to achieve a quality education, everybody knows that
studying and completing your homework is absolutely imperative in order
to be successful. Some people are very good and sticking to the..
285: 11 Free Tips Improve Studying Results
1 Study in Short, Frequent Sessions.
It has been proven that short bursts of concentration repeated
frequently are much more effective than one long session, when studying
for your IGCSE's, GCSE's o..
286: Revision and Exam Technique
The Purpose of Exams
Exams look at any combination of the following factors:
Amount of work done.
Amount you can write in a given time.
Whether you can cope with exam pressure.
Factual informat..
287: A Guide to IGCSE Past Papers
It seems that IGCSE students are always looking for past papers. But
very few know how to use them effectively. Here is a quick guide to
IGCSE past papers.
Get the past papers.
No matter what y..
288: How To Pass Exams
In modern society passing educational examinations becomes an increasingly important and essential means to a better job and improved living standards. The structure and nature of all examinations are..
289: Writing Techniques
Writing is an important form of communication. Good writers use
different writing techniques to fit their purpose for writing. To be a
good writer, you must master each of the following writing techn..
290: Test Anxiety
WHAT IS TEST ANXIETY?
Too much anxiety about a test is commonly referred to as test anxiety.
It is perfectly natural to feel some anxiety when preparing for and
taking a test. In fact, a ..
291: Direction Words In Essay Test Items
Most essay test items are not presented
in the form of a question. Instead, they are often presented as a
statement that includes a direction word. The
direction word tells you what you should do when..
292: Heat and Temperature
Temperature is the degree of hotness or coldness of a body.Its symbol
is T and SI unit is Kelvin.Temperature is measured using thermometer
Heat is the amount of thermal or internal energy of a body.He..
293: Energy Resources
Efficiency = (useful energy output/useful energy input) x 100
Mankind needs to find an alternative to fossil fuels because they will run out.
Nuclear Fusion
Combine two light hydrogen atoms
This make..
294: Gravity
Gravity: Is the force of attraction between all masses
Mass: Is the amount of matter in an object
Weight: Is caused by the pull of gravity
weight = mass x gravitational force (10N/kg) = X newtons
Newt..
295: Light and Sound
Light
Is the movement of electrons
we see things because light rays bounce off objects into our eyes.
Light travels in straight lines
Principle of least time - tates light takes the path that requi..
296: Waves, Transfer of Energy
Transverse wave: Particle movement 90 degrees
perpendicular to the place of rest. The above image is a diagram of a
transverse wave. Examples: Radio waves, light waves, x-rays, gamma rays.
Ampl..
297: Energy and Electricity
Potential Difference: the difference in electrical potential between two points
measured using a voltmeter
has to be in a parralel circuit to whatever is being measured. As it offers too much resista..
298: Using Electricity
You need a complete circuit for making electricity
Current: Flow of electrons
measured with an ammeter
size of current is the rate at which charge is flowing
Charge (Q) is measured in Coulombs (C - ..
299: Energy Transfer by Heating
Heating is a form of energy transfer
Conduction
through solids
atoms at hot end vibrate. Electrons colide. Atoms bump into atoms next to them and make them vibrate.
good conductors because atoms are..
300: Engery Transfer
When energy is used it does no dissapapear, it changes/transfer to a different form of energy
Energy cannot be created or destroyed it can only be transferred from one form to another
Forms of Energy
..
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