CONCEPT MAPS - Habits of Mind

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Cognitive Tool 4 Concept MAPS

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Background Most sensory information is received through the eyes, so concept maps are a highly effective tool for presenting information. Since concept maps require students to synthesise information, they are the ideal vehicle for students to construct their own learning.

Process Concept maps make explicit the links between cells on a map and explain the connection between ideas. They should not be confused with other types of visual maps such as spider webs, flow diagrams or bubble maps.

Sample

CONCEPT MAPS

Topic: Water and the Human Body (Science, Yr.8: ACSSU150)

Water acts as a lubricant in saliva to help swallow and soften food.

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is found in 3 Human bones (25%) 2 2

Muscles (80%) and is part of

The Brain (80%)

Fatty tissue (30%)

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Blood 3

which is pumped by 3 2

The Heart (approx. 7000 litres of blood daily)

and 3 2

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Filtered 3

by 3 The Kidneys (180 litres of water daily)

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it is lost by 3 2

Evaporation (up to half a litre)

Breathing/talking! (up to half a litre)

3 Urine (1.5 litres) 3

and plays a vital role in 2

Body temperature regulation

Step 1: Name Idea 1

Step 2: Build Connections 2

Step 3: Explain Connections 3

Enter the idea in the top cell of the concept map.

Build connections outwards from the topic.

Explain the connections between each linked cell/idea.

Step 4: Extension 4 The Concept Map can keep ‘growing’ as the class synthesises the information they gathered.

Concept Maps are an excellent tool for reviewing information and can readily reveal any misunderstandings about the topic. Acknowledgement: This material has been reproduced with the permission of John Hunt, Senior Lecturer: Adjunct, University of the Sunshine Coast.

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Monday July 30 On This Day

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Concept Maps Will you turn that down? (Legal Studies, Yr.11: Civil Law Agreements)

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Check out a tenancy agreement, e.g. www.tenancyagreementservice.co.uk/noise and you’ll see that noise is a big issue in communities. Why is it important to control noise? The responsibility to allow others to live freely and enjoy their own space

Noise can be caused it becomes Owning and and by pets, machinery, an issue when including and It crosses occupying maintenance to boundaries land brings house and yard, sound equipment, parties etc Rights The right to live freely and enjoy your own space

Agreements are enforceable and provide references for the community to consult for support. Interrupts sleep, relaxation and normal routines of adults and children

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Responsibilities

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therfore It is illegal to consistently produce noise at unacceptable levels

Class Lesson, Notes and Strategies

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Concept Maps 20:80 – Can that be fair? (Geography, Yr.10: Environmental sustainability) Richest 20% of the world consume 86% of resources

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we know that Overconsumption at this rate is unsustainable because Global materials are running out before they can be regenerated


Industrialised nations take a back step in standard of living so others may develop unless

we do this by Communicating a vision of a sustainable world where nature provides for human need and we support nature then Implement – make things happen, laws etc.

Inform – know what we are trying to achieve

Establish shared goals


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Concept Maps


Empire Building (History: Yr.8: ACDSEH073) Spanish Conquest of Americas was driven by three motives, which were

through Trade of Silver

of Gold

Glory which was achieved by Expansionism

God was the figure head of

Christianity that the Spanish wanted and to spread throughout Military Power Americas that resulted in the Spanish Conquering


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Gold is a symbolic term for generating Wealth

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Concept Maps


What’s an Atom? (Science, Yr.10: ACSSU186) neutrons

in

nucleus

contain contain

in outside

protons

Atoms

energies which are

contain possess

electrons which occupy

2 per

quantised

atomic orbitals

limited by

Pauli principle

have

have

electron density distribution

characterised by

quantum numbers n, l, m

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Friday August 3 ??

Concept Maps ‘Billy Elliot’ – Dance Like No One is Watching (English, Responding to Literature) BILLY

feels alienated from his Father

who is

grieving for wife

and Brother in a Traditional Mining Community where there is an culture that does not generally support boys Dancing


which is expensive and

and worried that he is

established routine for boys growing to men

striking miners are not earning

so there is

doing the right thing for his boys

difference seen as deviation

no disposable income


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