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Your exam is tomorrow and you are expecting a miracle

Whatever subject you are studying, a good approach is to come home at the end of the day and review your notes. Anything you don't understand, formulate into a written question so you can check on it yourself or ask your teacher or tutor for help understanding.

Waiting till the night before an exam will likely make you nervous. It will be hard to have enough time to prepare. Study a little each day, then, cramming can be helpful. Be sure, however, that you eat and rest well. Especially the night before a test, go to bed early. Eat a good breakfast before an exam, too.

Review a bit every...

A Simple Science Demonstration

A very easy science demonstration that sparks interest in students is sprouting beans.

Take a piece of cardboard. Lay it on a plate. Add some water to the plate to be absorbed by the cardboard. On the cardboard lay 4 or 5 dried beans which can be navy beans, lima beans, black-eyed peas, or similar. Leave the plate with the wet cardboard and beans on the counter. It will take about 4 or 5 days depending on the weather for the beans to sprout. First you will see the beans swelling up as they absorb water. Then you will see a tiny root coming out of the bean. Later you will see a tiny stem. Place...

Students' Questions and Answers

As teachers and tutors, we need to be ready for any question or answer we receive from students. This is due to several factors, including, among other things, learning difficulties, inattention, unfamiliarity with the subject, material missed during an absence, or student playfulness. Therefore, we have to be understanding and patient, using the occasion as a teaching opportunity. In the following story, how should Mr. Parks react?

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Mr. Parks is the Biology teacher at Brown County High School. One day in Botany class he held up a jar of Pedro's Taco Salt, showing the front...

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