Summary Page
How to study by writing a Summary Page:
Writing a summary page is helpful because it forces you to summarize the important information, the KEY main ideas from each set of notes. Making a summary page that puts the most important information from each set of notes, onto one piece of paper, is also helpful to have all of that key information in one spot. This will make it easier for quick study sessions if you're on your way somewhere and don't have time to crack the book open, or if you've had a long day of school followed by an after-school practice, game, club, or whatever it is that you do after school that keeps you busy.
You can also do a summary page that is pictures only. If you are a visual person and remember info better when it's in picture form, then this way of summarizing is for you. This type of summary really doesn't include very many words, but mostly is pictures. Drawing a picture of the concept will allow your brain to trigger and regurgitate (spit out) all sorts of key information about that concept. For example, if I drew a picture of a mountain with very dense air at the bottom and not a lot of density at the top, I would look at it and be able to explain why the air is more dense at the bottom of the mountain and less dense at the top of the mountain, which would also trigger what I know about air pressure and how it relates.
Two Basic Kinds of Summary Pages Summary:
Words- Main parts of your notes. Short and sweet, focusing on the big ideas for each notes section
Pictures- Use pictures to represent the main ideas. Each picture represents a larger set of information. Example: the mountain picture represents density, air pressure, altitude, and how all three of those are related.
How to study by writing a Summary Page:
Writing a summary page is helpful because it forces you to summarize the important information, the KEY main ideas from each set of notes. Making a summary page that puts the most important information from each set of notes, onto one piece of paper, is also helpful to have all of that key information in one spot. This will make it easier for quick study sessions if you're on your way somewhere and don't have time to crack the book open, or if you've had a long day of school followed by an after-school practice, game, club, or whatever it is that you do after school that keeps you busy.
You can also do a summary page that is pictures only. If you are a visual person and remember info better when it's in picture form, then this way of summarizing is for you. This type of summary really doesn't include very many words, but mostly is pictures. Drawing a picture of the concept will allow your brain to trigger and regurgitate (spit out) all sorts of key information about that concept. For example, if I drew a picture of a mountain with very dense air at the bottom and not a lot of density at the top, I would look at it and be able to explain why the air is more dense at the bottom of the mountain and less dense at the top of the mountain, which would also trigger what I know about air pressure and how it relates.
Two Basic Kinds of Summary Pages Summary:
Words- Main parts of your notes. Short and sweet, focusing on the big ideas for each notes section
Pictures- Use pictures to represent the main ideas. Each picture represents a larger set of information. Example: the mountain picture represents density, air pressure, altitude, and how all three of those are related.