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Time-linesA time line can be used when what you have to learn is made up of events happening one after the other. This can be used for any subject - not just History! Creating time lines is a similar skill to creating stories. Timelines are useful not just because they show the subject in a logical way, but because they are more like stories than normal notes. And you are very good at remembering stories. Here are some examples: Biology: Photosynthesis; digestion; osmosis. Chemistry: Any industrial process, such as extracting metals; the rock cycle. Physics: diffraction and refraction - the path light takes when passing through difference substances and past objects; changes in energy (kinetic, potential) as someone runs up a hill and falls over a cliff. History - well, this one's obvious, you can put just about everything onto a really huge timeline - cover a wall with it. When teaching History, I always start with an enormous timeline and add all notes to it in the right place. This works brilliantly for topics like the Cold War and the Russian Revolution. Geography: A process such as glaciation; the growth of a town or an industry; the development of a habitat. Foreign languages: remembering sequences of events, such as going shopping, visiting friends, going for a walk and making something will help you remember because you are creating stories - perhaps this tip would be better in the story section? Just goes to show how one learning skill can merge with another. [-> next, go to the section on - Cards ] |
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