{"id":4374,"date":"2019-12-04T10:18:37","date_gmt":"2019-12-04T10:18:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stmaryscbgs.com\/?p=4374"},"modified":"2019-12-04T10:18:38","modified_gmt":"2019-12-04T10:18:38","slug":"4374","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stmaryscbgs.com\/uncategorized\/4374\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n    <div class=\"row\">\n        <div class=\"col-lg-6\">\n                            <p><strong><u>Science Revision Tips for the Christmas exams and how parents can help!!!<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The key to any of the revision your son completes is to <strong>TEST WHAT HE HAS LEARNED!!!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Step 1- have I got what I need???<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Make sure all your notes are up to date!!!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Step 2- Have I summarised the key points???<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ensure super summaries and key words are completed for all topics so far!!!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Step 3- how do I know if I can remember it all??<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Complete the recall questions from your booklets.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Try them with your notes so you have the correct answers then try them again without your notes to see which ones you can still answer.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Write the key words out for the topics and try to write the definitions<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>For GCSE you can also re try any past paper questions and download past papers from the CCEA website.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>HOW CAN PARENTS HELP???<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Get your son to give you the key words and definitions and test him on them by either reading the definition and asking him to tell you the word. <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Or read him a word and get him to call out the definition.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Get your son to give you the answers to the recall questions and test him again with them or give him a blank page to write the answers down.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Give your son a blank page and set him a time limit to write down all that he can remember about a topic from the list below.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Again the key to it all is to TEST WHAT YOU REMEMBER. 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