Revision techniques Flash cards/revision cards These are useful for summarising content, key word definitions and important facts. Use colours to make certain things stand out – for example, you could use different colours for advantages and disadvantages or for key words. You can test yourself using these revision cards.
Mind maps
Paralympic values • • • •
Courage Determination Inspiration Equality
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These are a really useful visual summary of information and you can put them on the wall. They allow you to show links between ideas and concepts. You can start by adding the topic to the centre of the diagram and then add the sub-topics around that and a summary of the information. These values are different to the sporting values. Make sure that you learn these.
The Olympic and Paralympic Movement
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The text for the Olympic Creed was taken from a speech given at the London 1908 games.
Olympic values • • •
Excellence Friendship Respect
This design represented the 5 continents of that time, rather than the 7 continents that make up the modern world
The 5 colours – blue, yellow, black, green and red – represented the colours of the flags of all nations at that time The Olympic rings are really recognisable. These are known as the Olympic symbol. The five interlocking rings represent the closeness between the 5 continents.
The Creed “The most important thing is not to win but to take part, just as the most important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle. The essential thing is not to have conquered, but to have taught well.”
Revise it! Using the Olympic Games example above, create a mind map of your own about a different sport event. Preparing for the exam
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