Science study tips and tricks
I’ve been involved with science related class since I was a freshman in high school, and I’ve found that I tend to do rather well in these courses. My friends usually asked me to help them study for this reason and I’ve found these things to help the best !!
• DO NOT MEMORIZE
- I swear to you, memorizing only fucks you over in the end. The most productive way is to actually sit and understand the material. Listen to your teacher/professors, read the books, read the PowerPoints and ask questions. Memorizing in science related courses will only cause you trouble when it comes to exams because these exams are more comprehensive.
• If you can teach it, you understand it.
- study with a group and act like a teacher. If you can teach the material effectively, you know the material.
• STRUCTURE = FUNCTION
- for classes like biology, anatomy and physiology, understand the structure and you will understand the function. Prime example, the rough ER (endoplasmic reticulum) is covered in ribosome because it’s main function is protein synthesis. Cardiac tissue has intercalated discs to allow for communication between the tissues. Etc. The structure always determines the function.
• Make connections to past knowledge of the subject.
-Courses like biology are cumulative and so this means each course only builds to previous knowledge. Basic biology and over time it gets to the nitty-gritty. Plus, if your mind can connect new information to past information, it makes it a lot easier to retrieve it on an exam.
• DRAW
- this goes with understand the structure and function but also with processes such as glycolysis and photosynthesis. It always helps to draw it out so you can get a feel for how it works. Learning to visualize how it all comes together is always a help on any exams.
• Understand the beauty of it all. Finding the beauty in how intricate biology is will make you more interested in the topic. The details are raw and nature is amazing. “If it isn’t broken, don’t try to fix it.”

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