Unit 2 Reflection - Prehistory and Early Humans

1. Describe how you prepared/studied for the unit test.
Do you think your studying strategies were effective?
I tried a bunch of different things for this test, because I really wanted to figure out what way of studying works well for me so I could do it in the future. I tried the "cheat sheet" thing where I just kind of blocked everything onto one page, and when I got to the test I wrote the basics of the cheat sheet down, which I do think kind of helped. I also just typed out the definitions from the word study, because somehow typing things helps me remember them. I reread my notes a couple of times, which I'm not sure was so effective because sometimes I read without actually taking anything in. What I think actually helped the most was when I explained things to my mom, because when I explain things to people, I start to remember them even better because can think of that situation.
How will you prepare next time?
I think studying with other people works better for me than studying alone, because it helps keep me focused and on task. Also, just typing things out really lets them sink in, although it tends to take a while to type all of my notes. The night before the test, reading through what I've written on my cheat sheet or typed up works very well because then my mind processes whatever it's been thinking while I sleep.
2. What was the most surprising thing you learned about during this unit?
Weirdly enough, I didn't know at all about the different type of cavemen. All I had heard about before were the Neanderthals, and I thought that was the extent of cavemen. Now I know about all of these other types, such as Paranthropus, Homo heidelbergensis, Australopithecus Afarensis, Homo habilis, etc.
3. If we had more time to spend on Prehistory and Early humans, what would you want to learn more about?
I would want to learn more about the physical development of early humans, because we didn't really talk about that at all until the last class before the test. We learned a lot about brain development and the development of culture, but nearly nothing about physical development.