Note-Taking Handbook R45 NOTE-TAKING HANDBOOK Note-Taking Handbook Note-Taking Strategies Taking notes as you read helps you understand the information. The notes you take can also be used as a study guide for later review. This handbook presents several ways to organize your notes. Content Frame 1. Make a chart in which each column represents a category. 2. Give each column a heading. 3. Write details under the headings. Combination Notes 1. For each new idea or concept, write an informal outline of the information. 2. Make a sketch to illustrate the concept, and label it. informal outline contact force gravity friction NOTES Types of forces • contact force • gravity • friction forces on a box being pushed NAME GROUP CHARACTERISTICS DRAWING snail mollusks mantle, shell ant arthropods six legs, exoskeleton earthworm segmented segmented body, worms circulatory and digestive systems heartworm roundworms digestive system sea star echinoderms spiny skin, tube feet jellyfish cnidarians stinging cells categories details sketch with labels Make flash cards to help you study for a test. Write a concept on one side of each card and draw the sketch that goes with it on the other side. Use the cards to review concepts with a friend.