Planner Check!Planner Check!

Did you write at least 1 assignment Did you write at least 1 assignment in your planner every day last week?in your planner every day last week?

Did you parent/guardian sign your Did you parent/guardian sign your planner?planner?

AWESOMEAWESOME!!!!!!!! Make sure you get your planner Make sure you get your planner

signed!signed!

Retaining and Using Retaining and Using InformationInformation

Remembering What You Need to Remembering What You Need to KnowKnow

Goal: Explore differences and Goal: Explore differences and similarities in how we remember and similarities in how we remember and learn.learn.

Directions: You will have 2 minutes Directions: You will have 2 minutes to look at the 20 objects on the next to look at the 20 objects on the next slide. Your goal is to use any slide. Your goal is to use any strategies that you can to remember strategies that you can to remember all 20 objects. Do not write anything all 20 objects. Do not write anything down.down.

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TIME!!!TIME!!! You have 2 minutes to write down You have 2 minutes to write down

the objects that you can remember. the objects that you can remember. This is a This is a silentsilent task – to be done task – to be done

alone.alone.

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Look at the pictures again?Look at the pictures again? How many were you able to How many were you able to

remember?remember?

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What strategies did you use to What strategies did you use to remember the objects? remember the objects?

Share your strategies with your Share your strategies with your peers.peers.

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What objects were easy to What objects were easy to remember? Why was that?remember? Why was that?

What objects were hard to What objects were hard to remember? Why was that?remember? Why was that?

Why do people use different Why do people use different strategies to meet the same goal in strategies to meet the same goal in remembering the objects?remembering the objects?

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Look again at the strategies posted Look again at the strategies posted on the board. on the board.

How do students use these strategies How do students use these strategies in different subject areas to study in different subject areas to study and retain information? What are and retain information? What are some other strategies students use?some other strategies students use?

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Complete the handout:Complete the handout:– Strategies for Retaining and Using Strategies for Retaining and Using

InformationInformation How can you apply this self-How can you apply this self-

knowledge to your future high school knowledge to your future high school career? College career? Long-term career? College career? Long-term career?career?

Questions?Questions?