Today's seen the start to the 2010 exams. 161,500 pupils and students all over Scotland will be sitting exams over the next six weeks, so we've asked our helpful Web Assistant to pick out some links to help everyone keep calm and carry on...
It's that time again - exam time, eek! If you're feeling stressed out or anxious about it, don't worry, there's lots of help available on Brainsmart, from dealing with stress to revving up your memory. Or visit the Headroom which offers all sorts of advice on how to keep relaxed.
There may be those who just can't get motivated in the first place. Why revise when you could be in bed? Here's how to get motivated.
If the idea of anything exam related makes you quiver, fear not. Standard Grade Bitesize and Higher Bitesize are full of subject info, little tests, and games, while Learning Zone Scotland offers a treasure trove of useful subject video clips, from the properties of nitrogen for Biology and Chemistry, to US immigration for Modern Studies, to the use of CAD in the making of 'Walking With Dinosaurs' for Computing, and much more.
The provides helpful resources too, including and .
Good luck!
Ruth Hector
And they're having a testing week on MacAulay and Co this week, featuring exam advice and Radio Scotland presenters sitting a 5 minute Standard Grade paper - listen again to hear how they got on.
The ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ is celebrating science in 2010. From the highly-praised Wonders of the Solar System with Professor Brian Cox to Bang Goes the Theory and other science tv and radio programmes, along with a revamped website. Not to mention the wealth of content available in our growing Learning Zone clips library (now over 6,000 video and audio snippets from ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ programmes by the way). There are many things to see and hear on tv, radio and online (or indeed, iPlayer) from the comfort of your chair, sofa or bed (or indeed, sofabed). Do have a look, and do share more.
So what's out there to experience? Looking out the window from where I'm typing, the gets busloads of schoolkids in through the doors, and has relatives in , and . And speaking of the capital, the has had another successful year, featuring the Bang Goes the Theory Roadshow and L.A.B workshops. Getting hands-on and being encouraged to be inquisitive creates a good mindset to discover a world of wonder - in a world where you may think you're meant to know it all already.
Encouraging young people into careers in science and engineering is the goal of the through their scheme, run in all four of those science centre cities. go4SET is an environmentally themed science engineering and technology initiative joining S2 pupils and projects directly with industry. This year the Glasgow based challenge had the theme of 'Waste Management':
Sewing the seeds in school may well create a spark, from the wow-factor to the this-could-get-me-a-job-factor. Enthusing and energising about amazing natural scientific wonders and man-made feats of engineering can only help the interest in the realisation and basic understanding of how things work. There seems to be an ideal grounding for some Curriculum for Excellence projects in there somewhere, from science and religion to art and design, via the scientists, technologists and tv presenters throughout the years.
We've got some video clips of sharing the secrets behind his amazing feats of memory, as Claire highlighted in her post about our Brainsmart 'Make The Most of Your Memory' Glow Meet. Drew's demonstrations could help you revise for your exams, or just wow your friends or family with how much you can remember.
These are highlights from Drew's appearance at , all part of our Brainsmart project which started with our School for Genius radio programmes back in the summer of 2008 and has developed into these live events (another coming up on 22nd April) and Brainsmart website.
Drew introduces his main memory technique...
Using the technique to remember a shuffled pack of cards...
Never forget someone's name again...
The next Make the Most of Your Memory session is all about putting these techniques to work with actual school subjects, including with numbers. Here he shows how you are already capable of remembering seemingly impossible things, you just might not be aware of it...
And finally, Drew sets a challenge for you...
Sign up to the next . And keep you eyes peeled for the new look Brainsmart website, launching on Wednesday.
