1. Mind Maps

2. Construction Central topic 4 or 5 themes Branches Colours Images Key words Advantages Personal Visual Links between themes Organises information Overview Uses Revision Planning Note-taking Brain storming Summarising Improved recall Who benefits? Creative students Logical students Those with a shorter attention span

5. Creating your first mind map! Start with a main central image/idea Draw thick branches off your main idea – on these branches place your main topics/categories - PRINT the key words ON THE BRANCH From your main topics branch off with subtopics – PRINT the key words ON THE BRANCH From the subtopics branch off with details and sub details to support your sub topics Use: KEYWORDS,COLOUR, DRAWINGS,SYMBOLS,ABBREVIATIONS.