You may want to try the quiz and recall method explained at this web site.

http://www.studenthelpforum.com/2007/09/10/the-single-most-important-study-strategy-you-will-ever-hear/

To see the concepts for each chapter test, click on the appropriate tab at the top of this page.

All tests will include information from the text and the lecture notes.

Study tips: Learn one concept a day. To see the concepts click the tab at the top of this page.

   1)  Read the lecture notes and the section of the text that discusses the concept.

   2)  Think about the concept while you are doing other tasks like mowing the grass, cleaning the house etc.

3) Explain the concept to someone else, even if its your dog.

4) Before the test, take the diagnostic tests at http://wps.prenhall.com/esm_tarbuck_escience_11, to get used to the "test bank" wording.   Don't bother memorizing the answers to the diagnostic test. They are designed to point out your areas of weakness. You will not see this questions on your unit tests.

On-line Study Guide

eleventh edition

http://wps.prenhall.com/esm_tarbuck_escience_11

tenth edition

http://wps.prenhall.com/esm_tarbuck_escience_10

ninth edition

http://cw.prenhall.com/bookbind/pubbooks/tarbuck3/

By the end of the first unit, you will be comfortable with the following skills:

1. Using a scientific calculator
2. Accessing the internet
3. Reading a section of the text and writing a summary in your own words
4. Using the scientific method to solve a problem.