Creating Concept Maps to Review for an end of unit test
We just finished our weather unit....we learned a lot about fronts, clouds, weather data, etc...It was time to test. I don't know about you...but, how many jeopardy games can you play to review? Also...are you reviewing at a higher level or just basic recall? I had learned this concept from FOSS last year and was looking for the perfect opportunity to use it in the classroom. Building Concept Maps: First we got into our science groups. I gave each group a pack of sticky notes and a piece of large chart paper. Next, I asked them to brainstorm as many weather words as they could think of - they were allowed to use their notebooks and study guide as a resource (part of my thinking was to get them used to using resources to study). After 5 minutes...I stopped and modeled how to create a concept map. As you can see on the side, I took my sticky notes and put them on the chart while drawing arrows and connecting the words together. We talked about what words were sim...