1. What is Phenomena Mapping? Traditional graphic organizers depict common ways to organize information Hierarchic Compare & Contrast Cause/effect Sequence 15

2. Hierarchic pattern Depict “whole-to-part” Don’t confuse with phenomena maps

3. Compare/contrast pattern Address similarities & differences Don’t confuse with phenomena maps

4. Cause/effect pattern Don’t confuse with phenomena maps

5. Sequence pattern (cycle) Don’t confuse with phenomena maps

6. Sequence pattern (linear) Don’t confuse with phenomena maps

7. What is Phenomena Mapping? Just as there are common organizational structures, there are certain patterns of the way life unfolds These patterns can also be depicted visually or graphically, but are different from traditional graphic organizers 15

8. Common patterns of phenomena include… Tension/Reaction Risk Taking Problem Solving Control/Chaos Data Bending Double Standard These patterns tend to be predictable & remain relatively stable, regardless of the genre of content or context in which the phenomena occurs. 15

9. Consider these topics … How King George’s need to pay-off the French and Indian War debt led to destabilization of the American colonies and eventual American Revolutionary War The tension created by the need to booster an economy subsequently impacts ecology; How changes in seasonal weather patterns triggers changes in the plant life cycle Each of these topics “unfold” in life following a predictable pattern If students become familiar with the pattern, it becomes a “lens” through which complex topics can be more easily understood 15

10. Why use Phenomena Maps? One of the primary emphasis of content-area learning is examining… the occurrence of various events or phenomena why these events occur the influence of these have on subsequent phenomena the interactions and interrelationships among various phenomena Phenomena maps help students “get it” 15