Why Can’t I Remember?

A brief explanation of why final exams are so hard, and how to help make it

easier.

Quickly Answer These Questions

What color shirt was the teacher wearing in your last class?

What time did you leave the house this morning?

What did you eat for breakfast yesterday? What did you eat for lunch on Christmas

day?

Now Tell ME…What did the grey text say on the first slide of this presentation?

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

Why Can’t I Remember?

A brief explanation of why final exams are so hard, and how to help make it

easier.

So…What Do We Do?

Show: Brain Games Episode: Pay Attention Channel: NatGeo

Remember these 7 items.

Life raftGreen Trooper Hat

Palm TreeRed Marquee Sign

SkyscraperSnorkeling Mask

Butter

What were they?

1)2)3)4)5)6)7)

Now Study the Following Picture.

Watch for the arrows!

What are the 7 items?

You can do this with your tests!

What is the 16th amendment of the US Constitution?

Total Tax$16

Finals should be nothing but a big picture and a story to explain them!