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Diagrams and illustrationsOf course you know that using colourful diagrams and pictures is a good way to remember. However, I think they are underused. Here's a suggestion for making the most of them to create really great notes. The main points are: 1. Have a central diagram that sums up the main theme of the topic. You'll need a large piece of paper or card for this, at least A3 if not larger (try using flip-chart paper if you can get it). Examples: Biology - Plants. You can get a huge amount of information onto one large diagram. Take a flip-chart sized piece of paper. Draw a diagram of an average plant in the middle, taking up half the space. From each part of the plant, draw an arrow to a smaller diagram and/or illustrations at the side. So you have smaller diagrams of leaf structure, cell structure, flowers, xylem and phloem vessels, root hairs, photosynthesis equation, and so on. You can get everything you need to know about plants onto one page with the diagram and illustrations linking everything together. Chemistry - Do the same with the periodic table of elements. Draw links to diagrams and tables showing the characteristics of different groups, atomic structure, bonding as it relates to position in table, reactivity series, and so on. Physics - Have the basic equations of work, force and power in the middle, with sections on the individual topics around. Add illustrations, tables and diagrams to show examples for each. That way, you'll see the connections between, say, joules, newtons, watts, and so on - because they are all there on the same page. I've used science as my examples because they are more obvious - there are lots of diagrams in science. Use your imagination for other subjects. In most topics there is one diagram or picture that is 'central' - the main thing. [-> next, go to the section on - Timelines ] |
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