Lesson 2 – Study Skills

SWBAT create a list of study tecniques

Do Now: Look over your 6 themes pre-quiz

Science study skills vocab

•Optimal=best•Margin=side of page

10 Skills•Work together• Get help early• Read the notes/book•Write in margins (make notes)• Learn the vocab• Attend class

10 Skills-top 3

•Use your notes•Understand the concepts•Be an active learner

Concept Map

•Main Idea: Definition• Summary in more details•Key idea• Example

Example of concept map• Biology: The study of life• Living things rely on non-living

• Ecology

• Six themes• Adaptation• Response to environment• Energy• Growth• Organization• Ecology

A note on highlighting

•Pretty useless•DO NOT HIGHLIGHT EVERY WORD•Use to draw attention to main idea-Highlight 3 words at a time max

Summaries

• At end of every reading/lesson write 3 sentences• Sentence 1: Main Idea• Sentence 2: More details• Sentence 3: How it ties into class/what we

learn