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Concept Map. What Is Concept Mapping?. A graphic organizer that shows relationships among connected concepts and ideas. Concept Map Building. Identify Focus Question Brainstorm Organize Layout Link Finalize. Identify Focus Question. EXAMPLE
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What Is Concept Mapping? A graphic organizer that shows relationships among connected concepts and ideas.
Concept Map Building • Identify Focus Question • Brainstorm • Organize • Layout • Link • Finalize
Identify Focus Question EXAMPLE What do you know about global climate change?
Brainstorm CLIMATE CHANGE - Concepts • Emission • Recycling • Fossil fuels • Natural phenomenon • Humans • Energy usage • Environmental laws • Scientific evidence • Rising Sea Levels • Warming oceans • Reduced habitat • Scientific argument
Organize CLIMATE CHANGE - Concepts
Layout Main Concept Major Concept Major Concept Major Concept Minor Minor Minor Minor Minor Minor Minor
Layout Minor Minor Minor Minor Minor Major Concept Major Concept Minor Main Topic Major Concept Minor Major Concept Minor Major Concept Minor Minor Minor Minor
Link CLIMATE CHANGE
Volcanic Eruption Earth’s Orbit Melting Glaciers Finalize such as SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE such as such as Rising Sea Levels NATURAL PROCESSES such as supported by such as such as Sun’s Intensity CLIMATE CHANGE affected by Warming Oceans affected by managed by ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS HUMANS create burn Fossil Fuels such as influenced by cause such as help by Carbon Taxes Population Increase create Political Action Groups Greenhouse Gases Recycling create result in Increased Demand for Energy Reduced Emissions
White, H. (2010). How to Construct a Concept Map. Retrieved March 11,2010 at http://www.udel.edu/chem/white/teaching/ConceptMap.html. References