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Life and earth sciences
In life and earth sciences you need precise vocabulary, mechanisms and diagrams, for both living things and the planet. Lumi has you recall the words, steps and key figures so you can write answers without searching.
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In life and earth sciences, split by theme, genetics, evolution, geology, the human body, ecology, then by type of content. One card set for vocabulary, one for mechanisms in steps, one for figures to know, one for diagrams to label. The typical trap is recognising a word while rereading, then being unable to define it on a paper. Lumi asks for the definition, the next step or the missing label. You have to produce the answer rather than recognise it, which is what the advantage of recall over recognition shows (Rowland, 2014). It helps you remember vocabulary, mechanisms, figures and labels.
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Photosynthesis uses light energy to turn carbon dioxide and water into glucose and oxygen. Humans have 46 chromosomes in each body cell. The Earth’s lithosphere is split into tectonic plates that move slowly. Natural selection acts on variation between individuals in a population. Mitochondria release energy through cellular respiration.
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_____ uses light energy to turn carbon dioxide and water into glucose and oxygen.
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