Thinking Maps for Social Studies PD 2022

True or False: When students think about their thinking, this is known as metacognition.

• True

• False

If you are doing a lesson over the causes and effects of the Industrial Revolution, which Thinking Map would be the best visual for showing this?

• Flow Map

• Multi Flow Map

• Circle Map

• Brace Map

Students are reading a passage that describes the kinds of economic systems in Europe. Which Thinking Map would be the best way to organize these systems?

• Multi Flow Map

• Bridge Map

• Tree Map

• Flow Map

Thinking Maps are better than graphic organizers because

• They connect thinking skills to visuals.

• They become student driven.

• None of the above

• All of above

If you are introducing the major events in the next unit to study, which Thinking Map would be the best one to show?

• Tree Map

• Circle Map

• Bubble Map

• Flow Map

True or False: 60% of all information that comes into our brain is VISUAL.

• True

• False

When you ask students to brainstorm all the things they know about the US Constitution, the best Thinking Map to use would be

• Double Bubble Map

• Circle Map

• Multi Flow Map

• Brace Map

When you ask students to compare and contrast the US Constitution to the Texas Constitution, the best Thinking Map to use would be

• Double Bubble Map

• Bubble Map

• Circle Map

• Tree Map

What is the ONE important rule about the Double Bubble Map?

• Adjectives only

• Sentence Stems must be provided.

• There should be point/counterpoint for each difference.

• Must be color coded.

What kind of Thinking Map is used in the USH EOC question?

• Multi Flow Map

• Bubble Map

• Brace Map

• Flow Map