How to do it

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1. Pick a topic

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2. In 5 minutes, write down everything you remember about the topic. It can be on a scrap of paper, as a mindmap or you can use the cats and robbers sheets.

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3. Check against the textbook or knowledge organiser. What have you remembered? What have you forgotten? Add what you've forgotten in green pen.

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4. The next day or a few days later try again.

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Why it works

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Studies in the classroom and in the lab show that when we retrieve knowledge (actively 'pull' it out of our heads) we remember more than simply passively reviewing it.

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Watch the short video below to see a brain dump in action.