• Question: what can I do to make science class more enjoyable?

    Asked by anon-227053 to William, Thibaut "Tibo", Harry, Georgia, Emily, Aimee on 13 Nov 2019. This question was also asked by anon-226695.
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      Aimee Egglestone answered on 13 Nov 2019:

      The biggest thing I can say to you is to pay attention. A lot of the time we don’t enjoy a subject in large part because we aren’t actually engaging with it and seeing how it affects our lives. If something seems irrelevant try asking your teacher “Where might I see this happen in my life?” or look out for examples of it! I remember hating certain parts of biology because I was convinced it was never going to be relevant to me (Who cares what types of cells are in plants, right?) but when I looked into it I found that there were lots of cool applications of that knowledge like dying parts of celery blue by putting it in coloured water!

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      Thibaut Deviese answered on 13 Nov 2019:

      Sometimes science can be boring because there is a lot of theory to learn. You can always ask the teacher why it is useful to know this and how you could use this knowledge. I am sure she/he will have a lot of fun examples!

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      Georgia Orton answered on 13 Nov 2019: last edited 13 Nov 2019 6:10 pm

      I used to find some aspects of science boring at school, and maths too. Since learning more about the applications of all these things I am now intrigued by things that I once found boring. For example, maths is used to predict and understand things like black holes.

      Try to see the bigger picture in what you are learning and see if you can find any applications!

      I also used to draw little cartoons in my book to help me remember stuff. Don’t think my teacher approved, but it did help!

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      William Wiseman answered on 14 Nov 2019:

      I think ask lots of questions. There are a lot of ideas to understand but once you do, the questions and work in front of you should make a lot more sense. Once you understand it better, you should enjoy it more.

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      Emily Sparkes answered on 18 Nov 2019:

      As the others have said, thinking about the applications of the science can make it way more interesting! For example, did you know that the pH scale was invented by scientists at Carlsberg to help brew better beer? Finding different ways of visualising things too- I found the Krebs cycle very dull to learn, but when I thought about the fact that it was what my body was doing every time I breathed it became way cooler.
      Also you could try making your notes full of colour and pictures, that way they’ll be more fun to read back.

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