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THINKING MAPS Types of Thinking Maps Circle Maps Bubble Maps Problem and Solutions Maps Experimental Inquiry Maps Decision-Making Maps Inventing Maps

CIRCLE MAPS Defining in Context Each shape represents different mental parameters Used to help students see importance of context Effect on how we understand things

CIRCLE MAP Comprehensive Peace Agreement U.S. Sudan Peace Act Civil wars between North and South Sudan Conflict between Muslim and Christian sects Independence from Egypt and Britain on January1, 1956 Newspaper News Discovery Channel School Sudan Independence

BUBBLE MAPS Describing with adjectives Explore attributes in depth Validate the descriptors

BUBBLE MAP Violin Virtually Unchanged Beautiful Versatile Harmonic Wooden Websites about violins I heard at symphony I held a violin at the music store My friends play violin Historic Stringed

PROBLEM AND SOLUTION MAP Help students think through the structure of a problem 1.Identifying the problem and desired outcome (or goal) 2.Identifying obstacles and constraints to solving problems 3.Generating multiple solutions 4.Picking the best solution and trying it out 5.Reflecting on the outcome

RAISING MONEY FOR A CHARITABLE CAUSE Problem: We want to make a large donation to XYZ Charity, but we don’t have enough money. Goal: Raise $1,000 dollars to donate to XZY charity. Obstacles/Constraints We can’t drive We have to go to school during the day We don’t know very many people who can donate a lot of money. Possible solution 1: Bake Sale Possible solution 2: Neighborhood Dance Party Possible solution 3: Competition at school to see which class can raise the most money Problem Solved or Select another solution

EXPERIMENTAL INQUIRY MAP 1.Observing and describing something that has occurred 2.Attempting to explain why it occurred, using background knowledge, theories, or rules 3.Making a prediction based on the explanation 4.Designing and conducting an experiment to test the prediction 5.Evaluating the results

EXPERIMENTAL INQUIRY MAP Observation and Description: Ice sticks to wet hands Background Knowledge : Frozen water has free electrons that seek to bond with free hydrogen atoms Explanation: Having water on your hands makes the electrons in the ice bond with the electrons in your skin. Prediction: Ice will stick to wet hands, but not to a wet paper towel. Experiment: Place wet hands and a wet towel into a bucket of ice. Results: Ice stuck to both the wet hands and the wet paper towel.

EXPERIMENTAL INQUIRY MAP Outcome: If results are consistent with prediction, explanation is likely to be legitimate. If results are not consistent with prediction, revise explanation or prediction or design new experiment. Revised Explanation: Ice forms a band with the water on any wet material, which causes the ice to stick to anything that is wet/ Revised Prediction: Ice will stick to any wet material. Revised Experiment: Place different wet material and the dry materials into a bucket of ice. Revised Results: The ice only stuck to wet material (matches revised prediction).

DECISION-MAKING MAP 1.Describing the decision to be made 2.Generating a list of alternatives 3.Selecting criteria that will influence the decision 4.Evaluating the alternatives in light of the criteria 5.Making the decision

MOST HISTORICAL FIGURE 0-Does not meet the criterion 1-Meets criterion slightly 2-Meets criterion 3-Strongly meets criterion Albert Einstein Mohandas Gandhi Franklin D. Roosevelt Sandra Day O’Conner Bill Gates Nelson Mandela Mother Teresa Winston Churchill Advocated for civil rights Contributed to the knowledge of the world Brought about peace Affected a large number of people Made contributions that have lasting effect Total

INVENTING MAP 1.Identifying a specific need or desired improvement 2.Describing standards that the invention should meet 3.Creating a list of ideas likely to achieve the standards 4.Building a prototype of the idea most likely to work 5.Testing the invention

INVENTING MAP Need: To be able to take Skipper in the car without dog hair on the seats Standards : 1. Keeps hair off seats 2. Comfortable for Skipper 3. Easy to use Possible idea 1: Create static electricity seat covers. Possible idea 2: Create a Skipper “sleeping” bag Possible idea 3:: Keep a dog create in the back seat Create prototype: “Doggy Cape”- cape covers the set where he sit and fastens around neck like cape. Test prototype : Keeps dog hair off seats relatively well and is comfortable, but is awkward to put on and gets tangled when he moves. Revise prototype to make more effective. Create new prototype from a different possible idea.

REVIEW OF MAPS Circle Maps Bubble Maps Problem/Solution Map Experimental Inquiry Map Decision-Making Map Inventing Map

QUESTIONS 5.2 According to this presentation, who was/is the world’s most influential person? Give an example of when a circle map would be an appropriate process? When did Sudan gain their independence from Egypt and Britain?