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HSC Earth & Environmental Question Thread
Potatohater:
--- Quote from: leiladeyoung on January 16, 2018, 07:03:33 pm ---Hi :)
I was just wondering, in your opinion what would be the best way to study for earth and environment? Would it be plenty of past papers, palm cards, group study etc. I'm at a loss for the best way to tackle this course.
Thanks heaps :)
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Hey, so I didn't do EES but the course seems to be set out similarly to biology, and thus, hers what I reccomend - write out notes under each dot point to make sure the whole course is covered and you are familiar with all the content, do heaps of past papers/ questions and maybe even make some visual content and get creative (I know my friend's EES class made a timeline of the era thingies on a long piece of receipt paper) Doing study with a friend is also good so long as that friend is actually helpful and motivated to work (I used to do past papers with my bio buddy which was quite useful) so yeah, that's what worked for me in bio, and hopefully it works for you in EES this year too! :)
horse9996:
In my trial I got 54/55 for the short answer section, but since then in HSC/trial papers I've done I've got 48/55. Any tips on improving this for the HSC? My goal is to get 95
jazcstuart:
--- Quote from: horse9996 on September 24, 2018, 06:17:21 pm ---In my trial I got 54/55 for the short answer section, but since then in HSC/trial papers I've done I've got 48/55. Any tips on improving this for the HSC? My goal is to get 95
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Where have you been losing marks? Is it because of not knowing content, not understanding what the question is asking, not being specific enough? Is there one or two topics where you usually lose marks? I think identifying why/where you are losing marks is really important to figure out how to improve :)
Edit: I just realised you are doing exactly the same subjects as me!!! ;D ;D
horse9996:
--- Quote from: jazcstuart on September 24, 2018, 08:30:15 pm ---Where have you been losing marks? Is it because of not knowing content, not understanding what the question is asking, not being specific enough? Is there one or two topics where you usually lose marks? I think identifying why/where you are losing marks is really important to figure out how to improve :)
Edit: I just realised you are doing exactly the same subjects as me!!! ;D ;D
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I think it's lacking detail/not being specific enough as well as those general 7 mark qs at the end of the paper. About the subjects, thats awesome! I'm looking at doing a double in science/engineering next year
jazcstuart:
--- Quote from: horse9996 on September 25, 2018, 06:23:51 pm ---I think it's lacking detail/not being specific enough as well as those general 7 mark qs at the end of the paper. About the subjects, thats awesome! I'm looking at doing a double in science/engineering next year
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I think earth is easier than chem for detail, because there are less specific numbers or facts. So I would say it's just a matter of practicing including as much detail as you can and knowing your content well. I don't really have any better tips than that sorry.
For the seven mark qs, it's definitely about quality over quantity. So for the general ones along the lines of "why is an understanding of earth science important to protect Australian environments" (I've seen ones like that a few times) I would choose around 2-3 issues such as salinity, pesticides, the formation of the Australian continent, erosion etc. to cover in detail, instead of just naming lots. Again I think all you can do is practice, and have your questions marked.
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