SURVIVING READING SCIENCE      14.1

What is the title of this chapter section?

What page does it start and stop on?

Can you take any guesses as to what kind of information you will find in this chapter?

Have you ever learned about anything that has to do with this? Do you know anyone that would find this interesting?

Look at the “Key Ideas”. In your own words, what are the main questions that will be answered?

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Is this section focusing on a specific idea or is it giving a general overview of a couple of different ideas?

Write the vocabulary words and the definition- rephrase the definition in your own words

Mutation

Non-disjunction

Polyploidy

Look at the pictures and figures.

What kind  of pictures are there? What are the pictures of?

Are there any diagrams/ illustrations? What are they depicting? (Hint- the first sentence usually describes the illustration- make sure that you can determine what the illustration is showing)

Are there any tables of words or numbers? What are the titles?

Is there a Quick Lab or Home Demonstration? What is the title?

Read the section headings (blue), sub heaadings (red) , level two sub-headings (bold black).

Write these down below- leaving space to retell or summarize the material.

1. Blue Bold writing

1. Red Writing

1. Black bold

Actively read each section of sub-section and retell (first, then finally) or summarize each section and SKETCH a picture of your summary or what you learned. This can be a diagram or a portion of a concept map or a flow chart. Color is encouraged.

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