How did you learn the skill of note-taking? How can this skill help you succeed? How can you improve it? How can you be more efficient in your studies? I can teach you more than chem!

Cornell note taking stimulates critical thinking skills. Note taking helps you remember what is said in class. A good set of notes can help you work on assignments and prepare for tests outside of the classroom.

Good notes allow you to help each other problem solve. Good notes help you organize and process data and information. Cornell notes help you recall as you process your notes 3 times. Writing is a great tool for learning!

Designed at Cornell University in response to frustration over student test scores. Meant to be easily used as a test study guide. Adopted by most major law schools as the preferred note taking method.

First & Last Name Class Title Period Date Topic Questions, Subtitles, Headings, Etc. Class Notes 2 1/2” 3 to 4 sentence summary across the bottom of the last page of the day’s notes

First & Last Name Class Title Period Date Topic Questions, Subtitles, Headings, Etc. Class Notes 2 1/2” 3 to 4 sentence summary across the bottom of the last page of the day’s notes FEEL FREE TO REVERSE THE SETUP IF YOU ARE LEFT-HANDED!

Notes can be taken in the manner which is most meaningful to you or appropriate to the subject matter: Outline Sketches Graphic organizers Problem examples Bullet points, etc.

Summary is added at the end of ALL note pages on the subject (not at the end of each page) Summary added AFTER questions are finished

(Diagram copied during lecture ) (Questions about it ) How do the ticks find the cattle? Why don’t the ticks usually kill their host? How could tick infestations in cattle impact humans?

Let’s get out a sheet of note paper and get ready to practice the skill.

In the large, right hand column, take notes like you normally would. You may use any style of note- taking you wish: –outline format, –narrative format, –symbols, –short hand, etc.

Compare notes with a partner. Talk about what you wrote and why. Look for gaps & missed info. Both partners should feel free to add to their notes.

With your partner(s), create questions in the left hand column. These questions should elicit critical thinking skills. –Levels 3 through 6 in Bloom’s Taxonomy.

1. KNOWLEDGE: recalling information 2. COMPREHENSION: understanding meaning 3. APPLICATION: using learning in new situations 4. ANALYSIS: ability to see parts & relationships 5. SYNTHESIS: Use parts to create a new whole 6. EVALUATION: judgment based on criteria

Your questions should reflect higher levels of thinking: Info you don’t understand or want to discuss with your teacher/tutor. Info you think would go good on an essay test. Gaps in your notes.

On your own, in the space provided at the bottom of the page, complete a 3 or 4 sentence summary of what you wrote in your notes. (the summary…)

CORNELL NOTES In the body of the notes: Take notes in class in the format that is most comfortable to you: Outline, text, shorthand, sketches, diagrams, examples Do NOT copy notes word for word think as you write rephrase abbreviate organize Use the side to list main points Organize ideas (if you get bored do this in class!) Ask questions such as might be on a test or that you wonder about Use thinking skills to question, bring ideas together, and extend them At the bottom, summarize main ideas at appropriate intervals

SOLUTIONS A solution is a homogeneous mixture; particles are evenly distributed throughout the mixture. Proportions may vary Uniform ratio throughout the mixture A liquid solution is clear. The particles are not visible, do not settle, and can not be filtered. A solution differs from a suspension in that the particles of a suspension are visible, can be filtered, and settle. A solution differs from a colloid in that the particles of a colloid exhibit Tyndall effect., yet do not settle. (TYNDALL effect: the scattering of light by particles such as headlights in fog, flashlight through Jello or dilute milk) A solution will not exhibit the Tyndall effect.

SOLUTIONS Solns homogeneous mixture evenly distributed particles variable proportions uniform ratio liquid soln clear. particles are not visible, do not settle, and can not be filtered. Not suspensions: particles of a susp are visible, can be filtered, and settle. Not colloids: particles of a colld exhibit Tyndall effect, yet do not settle. (TYNDALL effect: the scattering of light by particles such as headlights in fog, flashlight thru dilute milk) A solution will not exhibit the Tyndall effect.

SOLUTIONS Solns homogeneous mixture evenly distributed particles variable proportions uniform ratio liquid soln clear. particles are not visible, do not settle, and can not be filtered. Not suspensions: particles of a susp are visible, can be filtered, and settle. Not colloids: particles of a colld exhibit Tyndall effect, yet do not settle. (TYNDALL effect: the scattering of light by particles such as headlights in fog, flashlight thru dilute milk) A solution will not exhibit the Tyndall effect. Define soln Describe soln Are all solns liquid? Contrast liquid soln with susp and colloids

SOLUTIONS Solns homogeneous mixture evenly distributed particles variable proportions uniform ratio liquid soln clear. particles are not visible, do not settle, and can not be filtered. Not suspensions: particles of a susp are visible, can be filtered, and settle. Not colloids: particles of a colld exhibit Tyndall effect, yet do not settle. (TYNDALL effect: the scattering of light by particles such as headlights in fog, flashlight thru dilute milk) A soln will not exhibit the Tyndall effect. Define soln Describe soln Are all solns liquid? Contrast liquid soln with susp and colloids Solutions are homogenous mixtures with variable proportions and uniform ratios. Separate components are not visible/discernible.

Notes go here, in the large right hand column. Questions, subtitles, etc. go here, in the left hand column. Remember, we want higher level critical thinking questions. A 3 to 4 sentence summary down there on the bottom of the last page of notes Don’t forget the heading: Name, Class, Period, Date, Topic

Speaker says: “Hippocrates, a Greek who is considered to be the Father of modern medicine, was Born on the island of Cos in 460 B.C.” Notes say: “Hippocrates (Gr.) Father of med. B. Cos 460BC”