U1C2L1 Thinking MAP

As part of an exercise to help learn Thinking Maps®, your class was broken down into teams of two. One person was supposed to draw a Thinking Map®, and the other was supposed to guess what the other was trying to visually learn. What is your teammate trying to show with this Thinking Map®?

• The steps someone needs to take to become a fireman.

• The qualities that he thinks firemen possess.

• The comparison of similar qualities for firemen and policemen.

• The classification of firemen as important members of the community.

Kelvin is a new Cadet in Army JROTC. He is giving a presentation about Asia, and wants to use a Thinking Map® to show the countries in Asia's different regions. He doesn't have much experience using them, and thinks that a Tree Map will work best. Since you have a lot of experience using Thinking Maps®, Kelvin asks you your opinion. In order to help Kelvin understand Thinking Maps® a little better, what should you tell him?

• Tell him that a Tree Map will work just fine.

• Tell him that because it visually shows the parts of a physical object, a Brace Map would be better for describing the physical regions of Asia.

• Tell him that a Double Bubble Map would work better because it would show how the countries and regions are connected.

• Tell him that a Bubble Map would be able to best illustrate the different parts of Asia because it separates the sections.

You are part of a group of new drill instructors. Before your first session instructing drill, your company commander shows you this Thinking Map®, and says the following. "This Flow Map indicates how important your jobs are as drill instructors. From the days of the Revolutionary War to the present, drill instructors have taught and guided groups of individuals into becoming proud and disciplined members of cohesive teams. As dedicated drill instructors, you are charged with teaching your Cadets to the best of your ability. You must also realize that the Cadets that you teach today will become the drill instructors of tomorrow, and that you are all part of a tradition that started with Baron von Steuben and the Continental Army." What part of the above paragraph should you change to make it correct?

• Do not change anything. It is already correct.

• Change "Baron von Steuben" to "George Washington"

• Change "Flow Map" to "Multi-Flow Map"

• Change "Flow Map" to "Bridge Map"

As part of geography class exercise, three teams competed with each other to show which states belonged in which regions. Each member of the team was given 30 seconds to show as many as they could. Two of the teams began by listing all the states in one specific area. The first person in the winning team was a JROTC Cadet who drew this Thinking Map®. Of the choices below, which one best describes why her team won?

• Because Brace Maps are perfect for showing part-whole relationships like these.

• Because Tree Maps helped break down and categorize all of the parts of an object.

• Because Multi-Flow Maps are perfect for showing the parts, and sub-parts of objects.

• Because most of the Thinking Maps® would have helped in this situation.

What would be the most appropriate answer to put in the center box of this Thinking Map®?

• Changing seasons

• Mudslides

• Water conservation

• Urban sprawl

You are doing a research report in your biology class, and your teacher sees this Double Bubble Map in your notebook. She has never seen one before, so she asks you what it means.

So that she understands what Double Bubble Maps are supposed to do, you say:

• "It visually shows the differences between mosquitoes and honey bees."

• "It visually shows the similarities between mosquitoes and honey bees."

• "It compares and contrasts the qualities of mosquitoes and honey bees in a visual manner."

• "It describes the part-whole relationships of mosquitoes and honey bees as part of the insect family in a visual manner."

Choose the word that best completes the sentence below.

_________ show(s) resemblance in some particulars between things otherwise unlike

• Analogies

• Relating Factor

• A Bubble Map

• A Bridge Map

Choose the word that best completes the sentence below.

A similar phrase that fits both sides on an analogy is a ___________.

• Flow Map

• Tree Map

• Relating Factor

• Bridge Map

Choose the word that best completes the sentence below.

A ________ is used for seeing cause-and-effect.

• Flow Map

• Tree Map

• Multi-Flow Map

• Bridge Map

Choose the word that best completes the sentence below.

A tool used to compare and contrast is a ____________.

• Circle Map

• Multi-Flow Map

• Bubble Map

• Double Bubble Map