1. Approaches to Learning Note taking skills

2. Why do we take notes? Your brain is where information is stored.Your brain is where information is stored. If you use more parts of your brain you are able to remember it better!If you use more parts of your brain you are able to remember it better! And yes, you could actually look over your note before a test!And yes, you could actually look over your note before a test!

3. Why do we take notes? On average… You remember only 10 % of what you see.You remember only 10 % of what you see. You remember 15 % of what you hear.You remember 15 % of what you hear. You remember 40 % of what you actively do.You remember 40 % of what you actively do. Taking notes activates more parts of your brain so you will remember more!

4. How do we take effective notes?

5. Organize Keep all your notes in one place!Keep all your notes in one place! –Use one notebook / class –Put all of your notes in that book Make a table of contents for your notebook.Make a table of contents for your notebook. Be consistent in the structure of your notes.Be consistent in the structure of your notes. –Example: underline vocabulary words They are YOUR notes do what works for you.They are YOUR notes do what works for you.

6. Summarize A picture is worth a thousand words… –Draw pictures and diagrams in your notes Label Make them as accurate as possible –Do Not –Do Not copy! Write down the most important things Vocabulary words Bold words Abbreviate when possible

7. Early Life Florence Nightingale’s Early Life She was born in Florence, Italy on May 12 th 1820She was born in Florence, Italy on May 12 th 1820 Her father’s name was William Edward NightingaleHer father’s name was William Edward Nightingale Her mother’s name Frances Smith, married W. E. Nightingale in 1818Her mother’s name Frances Smith, married W. E. Nightingale in 1818 She had one older sister named Parthenope NightingaleShe had one older sister named Parthenope Nightingale 1820 - 1910

8. Florence Nightingale’s Work –Provided and raised money for supplies. – Improved sanitation in hospitals by: VentilationVentilation HeatingHeating Sewage disposalSewage disposal Water supplyWater supply Hospital kitchensHospital kitchens Hand washing between patientsHand washing between patients Cleanliness in surgeryCleanliness in surgery –Lowered death rates from 60% to 2.2%

10. Parts of a Plant Cell Cell Wall: Made of cellulose. Gives the plant structure like the bones do in animals. Vacuole: Acts like a balloon filled with water. If you don’t water a plant the vacuoles collapse and the plant wilts. Nucleus: The brains of the cell that control all of its internal processes like the processing chip in a computer. It is also the part of the plant that passes on traits to the next generation.

11. Dr. Charles Richard Drew Born in Washington D.C. on June 3, 1904. Parents names: Richard Y. Drew and Nora Burrell. Had four younger siblings. Married Lenore Robbins. Had four children. Died in a car accident April 1, 1950

12. Important Work Developed methods of blood preservation that lead to the creation of blood banks. Organized “Blood of Britain” campaign that sent blood to Britain during WWII. After WWII he organized the first blood bank in the U.S. For the Red Cross. Professor at Howard University Medical School.

13. Layers of the Earth Core: A combination of solid and liquid made mostly of iron and nickel. Mantle: Three layers that make up the largest portion of the earth. It is made of hot rock under a lot of pressure. Crust: The surface of the earth that is made mostly of Alumina and silica dioxide

14. Luis Alvarez Born 6-13-1911 In San Francisco CA Died 9-1-1988 – Cancer Married 1936 Geraldine Smithwick Remarried to Janet Landis 1958 Lived in CA and IL Won 1968 Nobel Prize in physics Autobiography: Adventures of a Physicist 1987

15. Luis Alvarez’s Work Worked with his son and was involved in the creation of the theory that says that the dinosaurs extinction caused by a meteor He developed a Hydrogen Bubble Chamber that was capable of detecting subatomic particles His Nobel Prize was awarded on his work with subatomic particles. He helped in the development of the atom bomb during WWII.

16. Inside the Atom Proton: Positively charged particles found in the nucleus. Neutron: Neutral particle found in the nucleus. Electron: Negatively charged particle found moving around the nucleus. Nucleus: Small, dense, central part of the atom that contains protons and neutrons.

19. Dr. Charles Richard Drew Born 6/3/1904 in Washington D.C. Died in car accident 4/1/1950. He used his development of blood preservation to organize the first blood banks during and after WWII.

20. Layers of the Earth

21. The Atom