...Don't use field guide. You have no time. That is all. At this point (Nats is approaching), you should be memorizing most of the info.Strawberri19 wrote:Hey, so I just had some questions and I'm wondering if anyone could answer them for me:
1) Are we allowed to highlight the addition book we're bringing to competition along with the binder? Are we allowed to annotate? What about highlighting?
2) Can I label the tabs, or is there like a word limit on the tabs?
Does anybody have any advice on how they organize the information in their additional book? Any recommendations would be great, thanks!
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Strawberri19 wrote: Does anybody have any advice on how they organize the information in their additional book? Any recommendations would be great, thanks!
Definitely be able to memorize most of the info you think you'll need to know, but if it's absolutely necessary for you to use your book, have either you or your partner be in charge of the book and the other in charge of the binder. That way you don't need to worry as much about who's doing what.UTF-8 U+6211 U+662F wrote:...Don't use field guide. You have no time. That is all. At this point (Nats is approaching), you should be memorizing most of the info.
Recommendation: Have a copy of the Fossils list in your binder and write all over it. Time periods, common names, anything you think you might have to know for the competition that you don't have in your brain already. For things that you don't know, make sure you have easy access to them, preferably near the front of your binder. I ended up color-coding mine and everything.. really, whatever works for you, as long as you can get to it quickly.
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ExpD: 1/1/1/1/9
Foss: 3/1/8/4/1
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We just have these things called "life sheets" which literally have everything. Our school's had them for a really long time now but they are good. I just write all over them in pretty colors and it works really well
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Honestly... I just tried to memorize my whole bindervarunscs11 wrote:We just have these things called "life sheets" which literally have everything. Our school's had them for a really long time now but they are good. I just write all over them in pretty colors and it works really well
2016: CVMC/CV Invite/Mesa Robles/Reg/State
ExpD: 1/1/1/1/9
Foss: 3/1/8/4/1
Green Gen: 2/1/4/1/7
Met: 2/2/3/8/4
the dipstick is an intricate device used to measure the amount of rain in a rain gauge. it can also be used as a derogatory term for your meteorology partners
ExpD: 1/1/1/1/9
Foss: 3/1/8/4/1
Green Gen: 2/1/4/1/7
Met: 2/2/3/8/4
the dipstick is an intricate device used to measure the amount of rain in a rain gauge. it can also be used as a derogatory term for your meteorology partners
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Looks like I'm the only one not memorizing stuff.coprolite_dipstick wrote:Honestly... I just tried to memorize my whole bindervarunscs11 wrote:We just have these things called "life sheets" which literally have everything. Our school's had them for a really long time now but they are good. I just write all over them in pretty colors and it works really well
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It's kind of hard to do the event otherwise... unless you have a partner that memorizes everythingUnome wrote:Looks like I'm the only one not memorizing stuff.coprolite_dipstick wrote:Honestly... I just tried to memorize my whole bindervarunscs11 wrote:We just have these things called "life sheets" which literally have everything. Our school's had them for a really long time now but they are good. I just write all over them in pretty colors and it works really well
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ExpD: 1/1/1/1/9
Foss: 3/1/8/4/1
Green Gen: 2/1/4/1/7
Met: 2/2/3/8/4
the dipstick is an intricate device used to measure the amount of rain in a rain gauge. it can also be used as a derogatory term for your meteorology partners
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Green Gen: 2/1/4/1/7
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Mostly I look it up; it's worked fine for me even in very long tests. I tend to memorize while making the binder rather than outside of it.coprolite_dipstick wrote:It's kind of hard to do the event otherwise... unless you have a partner that memorizes everythingUnome wrote:Looks like I'm the only one not memorizing stuff.coprolite_dipstick wrote:
Honestly... I just tried to memorize my whole binder
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I'm working on Dinos right now. I've been finding a lot of stuff about groups not explicitly mentioned on the list, such as theropods and sauropods. Since these groups are not mentioned on the official list, are they still something that I would need to put in my notes?
If so, what are some other groups like these (for dinos)?
If so, what are some other groups like these (for dinos)?
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Technically it's not on the list, so you don't have to know it, but it's generally good to know some information about them just in case they ask. I've had experiences on both the state and regional tests where they asked questions about organisms that weren't explicitly mentioned on the official rules sheet. Honestly, it's good to have a general knowledge about everything — I'd recommend sticking some notes in the back of your binder just in case.SOnerd wrote:I'm working on Dinos right now. I've been finding a lot of stuff about groups not explicitly mentioned on the list, such as theropods and sauropods. Since these groups are not mentioned on the official list, are they still something that I would need to put in my notes?
If so, what are some other groups like these (for dinos)?
2016: CVMC/CV Invite/Mesa Robles/Reg/State
ExpD: 1/1/1/1/9
Foss: 3/1/8/4/1
Green Gen: 2/1/4/1/7
Met: 2/2/3/8/4
the dipstick is an intricate device used to measure the amount of rain in a rain gauge. it can also be used as a derogatory term for your meteorology partners
ExpD: 1/1/1/1/9
Foss: 3/1/8/4/1
Green Gen: 2/1/4/1/7
Met: 2/2/3/8/4
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A bunch of tests ask about ferns and stromatolites (not explicitly mentioned).coprolite_dipstick wrote:Technically it's not on the list, so you don't have to know it, but it's generally good to know some information about them just in case they ask. I've had experiences on both the state and regional tests where they asked questions about organisms that weren't explicitly mentioned on the official rules sheet. Honestly, it's good to have a general knowledge about everything — I'd recommend sticking some notes in the back of your binder just in case.SOnerd wrote:I'm working on Dinos right now. I've been finding a lot of stuff about groups not explicitly mentioned on the list, such as theropods and sauropods. Since these groups are not mentioned on the official list, are they still something that I would need to put in my notes?
If so, what are some other groups like these (for dinos)?
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