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Assignment Calculator
Having trouble getting long term assignments done? Try this out:Choose Biology from general to Cell and Molecular. The calculator will automatically begin with today's date. Then put in the date the assignment is due. CLICK and voila. All the interim pieces, what you have to do each week to get it done on time, are laid out for you. No more excuses!

http://www.lib.umn.edu/help/calculator

Biology Strategies: Notetaking, Methods of Review, Time Management, and Reading Strategies
It's all right here for Biology majors and non-majors alike.

http://www.muskingum.edu/~cal/database/content/biology1.html

Study Skills
Biology teacher gives his class hints about time management and test taking.

http://instruct.westvalley.edu/norris/studyskills.html

How to Study Biology (and succeed)
How to make the hard work pay off.

http://courses.ttu.edu/biol1403-mdini/Regular/howtostudybiology.html

How to Succeed in a Human Anatomy and Physiology Class
3 ways to excel in A and P class!

http://www.squidoo.com/HowtoSucceedinaHumanAnatomyandPhysiologyClass

Reading the Text Book
What is textbook reading in Biology? How do I familiarize myself with the textbook? How is the book organized? How can I tell what is important in the lecture from the textbook? These short paragraphs give you LOTS of information in the context of Biology.

http://www.biology.lsu.edu/introbio/tutorial/Biology%20Study%20Tips/BIO12010_Bio_Tut_Sp2006.html#Reading

Biology Study Skills
The following strategies will help you get an A in biology.

http://cc.pima.edu/~carem/BIOSTUDY.html

Biology Reading Skills
17 steps to reading biology. I didn't know there were so many. No wonder I'm not getting it!

http://cc.pima.edu/~carem/BIOREAD.html

Taking notes and reading
What Biology lectures notes should not be!

http://www.clemson.edu/collegeskills/sec3pg1.htm

How to Survive Microbiology
How come I can't pass? I memorized all the factsQ

http://auth.mhhe.com/biosci/cellmicro/prescott/student/study.mhtml

Three Dozen (and one) Study Tips for Concepts of Biology Exams
What does Goldilocks have to do with Biology?Hint: tip #24

http://employees.csbsju.edu/ssaupe/Study-tips.htm

How To Study For Biology Exams and Quizzes
It's not enough to just read and reread the textbook and write and rewrite your notes. Check this site to see what really works.

http://msjensen.cehd.umn.edu/1135/Help/HowToStudyDW.htm

Sample Lab Report Assignment
What's a lab report supposed to look like anyway? Get the detailed explanation here.

http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/LabBact.html

Scientific Report Format
Here's the IMRAD format and when to use it.

http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/ScienceReport.html

Structure of a Biocore Lab Report
Based on the format most commonly used by scientific journals. Detailed instructions including how to write a legend for graphs and charts!

http://polyglot.lss.wisc.edu/biocore/writing_manual/writing_man_04/writingman_ch03_04.htm

Practical Tips for Scientific Writing
Can't use contractions? What does that mean?

http://classweb.gmu.edu/biologyresources/writingguide/PracticalTips.htm

Writing Biology Laboratory Reports
6 parts to a lab report? If I do an introduction, do I have to do an abstract too?

http://writing2.richmond.edu/training/project/biology/biology.html

Professors' Perspectives on Student Writing
Each prof has a favorite writing assignment. Check out what university professors are assigning!

http://classweb.gmu.edu/biologyresources/writingguide/Professors.htm

Short Answers for Tests (and Homework Questions)
I know that I am supposed to use examples, but where do I get them?

http://classweb.gmu.edu/biologyresources/writingguide/ShortAnswers.htm

Summary of a Scientific Article
I'll just copy and paste from the article. No? Why not?

http://classweb.gmu.edu/biologyresources/writingguide/Summary.htm

The Scientific Paper
6 parts and examples, too? Good thing this handout explains all these parts for me.

http://classweb.gmu.edu/biologyresources/writingguide/ScientificPaper.htm

Designing Effective Posters
Guidelines for poster presentations and step by step process provided by Kansas Univerisy Medical Center!

http://www.kumc.edu/SAH/OTEd/jradel/Poster_Presentations/PstrStart.html