Q: “How Can We Hack Study Guides for a Student Who Bores Easily?”
“I explain to my students that the more active they make studying, the more likely they will learn the material and keep their brains engaged in the process. Here is one idea that has worked for them.”
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Also, instead of memorizing dozens of formulas for different things, figure out how you can easily remember one or two and actually DERIVE (figure out) the others from the ones you know. For example, for converting Farenheit to Celsius (or vice versa), all you need to know is the boiling and freezing temperatures for water. From that, you can figure out how many Fareheit degrees make one Celsius degree, and vice versa. (Thanks to my college physics teacher for that one!)
Other suggestions: Draw a Mind Map of the concepts in the unit, showing how they relate to each other. Create a song, poem, or dance to help memorize a list. Have some brief break activities available to help break up a long study session. (Examples: some quick calesthenics, music practice for one song or exercise only. Rule out anything that might engage hyperfocus, though.) In chemistry, it is NOT productive to learn the properties of each element separately, the way you suggest. (Any teacher who denies the kids access to the periodic table during a test is criminal!) Learn the properties like you learned the colors of the rainbow, one shading into the next.