Word or Formula Cards

Example with vocabulary words from a K-12 environment

  1. Provide students with blank index cards.
  2. Provide a list of words, formulas, theories, processes, steps, etc. that they’ll need to know and differentiate between
  3. Have students divide index cards into 4 quadrants.
    1. Word/Concept
      1. Quad 1: Word
      2. Quad 2: Define the word
      3. Quad 3: Real world example and/or non-example (what the word is NOT)
      4. Quad 4: Illustration or diagram
    2. STEM
      1. Quad 1: Name for algorithm, formula, or process
      2. Quad 2: Steps in process/problem-solving
      3. Quad 3: Common mistakes to watch out for
      4. Quad 4: Illustration, if relevant; when you would use this process or formula; and/or real world application
    3. Quadrant set up can vary based on your needs and what makes sense for the concepts

This can be done with just a few note cards weekly as a warm up or cool down. Have students keep the note cards and by the end of the unit, they will have a set of note cards to study from. 

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