Buoyancy Concept Map

Concept Map Basics Example of a Concept Map

A concept map is a drawing that represents your thinking Concept Term list about a topic. It includes:  Rose  Flower  Concept Terms (in circles or on stickie-notes)  Fragrance  Love  One-way arrows that relate two concepts  Florist  Linking Phrases or words that label the arrows and  Feeling describe the relationship between a pair of Concept Terms

Rules for Constructing a Simple Concept Map:

 Concept Terms appear only once on the map  The map can be organized any way you want  Use only the Concept Terms that are provided  Use only one labeled arrow between two concepts  You can link a Concept to more than one other Concept, but use separate labeled arrows  You can only draw arrows between Concepts, not to another arrow

draft v5 2002.03.13 Pre & Post page 1 Table 1: Use ALL of These Concept Terms: Concept Map Practice Water Soil Sun Cloud Rain River Working as a classroom team, create a Ocean “Water Cycle” concept map using Linking Phrases you think best describe the relationship between pairs of Concept Terms:

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Examine the Concept Terms listed in Table 1. They were Water Mass Volume Buoyancy selected from a unit on buoyancy. Cubic Centimeter (cm3) Gram (g) Wood Matter Step 1) Construct a concept map using the Concept Terms Density in Table 1, and the rules for creating a simple concept map (see “Concept Map Basics”). Use page 4 for your “rough draft”.

You may use any linking phrase you choose to best describe the relationship between pairs of Concept Terms.

Step 2) When you are finished, make sure that:

 All the Concept Terms in Table 1 appear only once on your map  All the Linking Lines are labeled with a Linking Phrase  Your map makes sense when you read it (see example: “Rose is a type of flower”)

Step 3) When you are done checking your map, redraw it onto page 5 so someone else can read it.

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Water Mass Buoyancy Concept Map – Rough Draft Volume Buoyancy Cubic Centimeter (cm3) Gram (g) Wood Matter Density

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