Brainology

So, here are some study tips from Brainology which can improve our work habits:
1) First there's chunking, or grouping, which seems to work well for me. Grouping is when you take the first letter of each word you need to memorize,  then mix them around until a mnemonic is created. This will help you  to remember things from a list of almost any length.
2) Make sure you pay close attention to everything you want to remember, because information cannot reach long-term memory unless it goes to working memory first!
3) It's a mnemonic itself, and gives five helpful tips when it comes to studying:
                              B reak it dowm
                              R epetition
                              A ctive Learning
                              I nformation Search
                              N ever give up
4) Finally, research shows that constant studying won't even be as effective if you don't have a growth mindset. People with a growth mindset believe that they can develope their brain, abilities, and talent. However, a person with a fixed mindset believe their basic qualities, such as intelligence and abilities are fixed, and can no longer be developed. The elements of a true growth mindset are the following:
                                                           A person.............
                                                            embraces challenges
                                                            persists in the face of setbacks
                                                            sees effort as the path to mastery
                                                            learns form criticism
                                          finds lessons and inspiration in the success of others...............
          AS A RESULT, THESE PEOPLE REACH EVER-HIGHER LEVELS OF ACHIEVEMENT  

Awful Egyptians

Unfortunately my blog will not allow me to insert any images. Anyways, Awful Egyptians is another wonderful 128 book written by Terry Deary. Very similar to Groovy Greeks, it will informs anyone with gross, weird, or random facts about every Egyptian thing in general. Even if you think you know a lot about Egypt, or have learned a lot from school, read this book, and one will discover that the whole Horrible Histories series could be right for them!

My Ancient Egypt 4 Comments

They're in the video somewhere, and HERE is the video :)

The Lightning Theif

   

Percy Jackson thinks his ADHD is just acting up again, until he realizes that the Greek monsters walking out of his textbook aren't just hallucinations. They are real, and a few have found Percy only to try to kill him. Not only this, but now Percy knows he is the son of the sea god, Poseidon, his father who as abandoned him. Next, Percy and his friends are sent on a quest to retrieve Zeus's lightning bolt, which Percy is the main suspect of stealing. With only ten days to deliver the bolt, facing monsters or unhappy gods in just about every town he arrives in, and trying to solve the riddle of the Oracle, Rick Riordan turns one thought to be simple quest into a 375 paged adventure needed to keep Zeus happy and save the world!

Groovy Greeks......

              A 79 page book written by Terry Deary and Martin Brown is titled Groovy Greeks and is a secondary source of the Greeks "horrible histories."  This book is very humorous either with a comic or a fact to laugh about on every page, along with lots of useful information on Greek gods/goddesses or just Greek itself. From knowing nothing about Greece before reading this I would recommend it anyone, preferably if you enjoy laughing and learning at the same time.

Randomness from Xtranormal....

Again, I have another video from playing with fun xtranormal. Here it is!

Xtranormal

Another xtranormal video HERE!!!