Sydney Tanner
Mrs. Miller
Science 8
October 5, 2017
Science Fair Research Paper Researching the question, does doodling and drawing while listening to a lesson improve performance and memory, can be broken up into the following categories: memory, doodling, multitasking, and how we learn. Beginning with memory, memory refers to the process of remembering. “Your ’memory’ is really made up of a group of systems that each play a different role in creating, storing, and recalling your memories. When the brain processes information normally, all of these different systems work together perfectly to provide cohesive thought.” When you think of an objects, a detailed description of the object is described inside your brain. To make a memory, the brain has to
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Another downfall of multitasking is that it provides a feeling of pleasure and happiness. This causes activists that don't involve multitasking to become boring. The worst way to multitask is to use the computer; scientists highly don't recommend it.
The pros of multitasking are first, it's easy to switch your focus between simple task. The second, it teaches us how to deal with distractions and interruptions. Third, it allows more progress than if you were not multitasking, even if it is only a little. It teaches you to use more technology which is a definite plus because The world is becoming more and more full of tech. The cons of multitasking are first, The process of switching between tasks actually takes longer mentally. Second, The interruptions make it much harder to return to the original task. Third, some distractions can lead to frustration which can cause giving up which results in almost nothing getting done. Finally, the more tech that we use, we will forget about good old-fashioned