The Picture Superiority Effect The Picture Superiority Effect sounds extremely fancy and scientific, but it is actually very simple. Our brains think in pictures, so we remember pictures better than we remember words. Using pictures is how we learn faster. Let’s try an experiment. I am … [Read more...] about How to Learn Faster Using Pictures
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Liberal Arts are More than Just Arts
What leads one to Mathematics? Science? The Liberal Arts? Many students, teachers, and faculty members may have chosen their fields because it was not like another field. Perhaps even saying, “There is a reason I chose….”, which is usually followed with an explanation or insinuation that their field … [Read more...] about Liberal Arts are More than Just Arts
Teaching Multiplication the Easy Way
Multiplication was one of my favorite things about teaching third grade. I think it stems from the fact that I did not learn the multiplication facts in third grade despite spending the whole year on it. I think I picked them up through sheer repetition in about sixth grade. You see, I was not a … [Read more...] about Teaching Multiplication the Easy Way
How to Remember the Steps of the Nitrogen Cycle
An Overview of the Nitrogen Cycle The nitrogen cycle describes the different ways nitrogen moves through the environment. Nitrogen is an element organisms need to make amino acids and DNA. Plants also need nitrogen to make chlorophyll, which they use in photosynthesis. Nitrogen is also the … [Read more...] about How to Remember the Steps of the Nitrogen Cycle
How to Teach Earth’s Seasons in Middle School Science
Teaching about Earth's seasons is a great way to integrate your science and social studies lessons. You can teach about the Earth's seasons during your space unit. You can connect this lesson to the study of ancient cultures who built temples to align to the Sun during the equinoxes and … [Read more...] about How to Teach Earth’s Seasons in Middle School Science
What are the 6 Properties of Life?
At first glance, the difference between living and nonliving things seems pretty clear, but digging deeper, it gets complicated. Scientists love to classify things, so they developed the six properties of life to define what living means. The Six Properties of Life Living things are … [Read more...] about What are the 6 Properties of Life?