Concept Map

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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?

BrainstormCLIMATE CHANGE - Concepts

Organize

CLIMATE CHANGE - Concepts

Layout

Main Concept

Major Concep

t

Major Concep

t

Major Concept

Major Concept

Major Concept

Major Concept

Minor

Minor

Minor Minor

MinorMinor Minor

Layout

Main TopicMajor

ConceptMajor

Concept

Major Concept

Major Concept

Major Concept

Major Concept

Minor

Minor

Major Concept

Major Concept

Minor

Minor

Minor

Minor

MinorMinor

Minor

Major Concept

Major Concept

Minor

Minor

Minor

Minor

LinkCLIMATE CHANGE

Finalize

CLIMATE CHANGE

ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS

ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS HUMANSHUMANS

Population Increase

Warming Oceans

Melting Glaciers

Political Action Groups

Rising Sea

Levels

Increased Demand for

Energy

Reduced Emissions

Carbon Taxes

RecyclingGreenhouse

Gases

Fossil Fuels

such as

result in

influenced by

affected by

supported by

such as

NATURAL PROCESSES

NATURAL PROCESSES

affected by

such as

such as

such as

burn

cause

create

create

create

help by

Volcanic Eruption

Sun’s Intensity

Earth’s Orbit

SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCESCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE

such as such as

such as

managed by

References

White, H. (2010). How to Construct a Concept Map. Retrieved March 11,2010 at http://www.udel.edu/chem/white/teaching/ConceptMap.html.