Compare and Contrast

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What is a Venn Diagram?

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A type of chart that uses overlapping circles to show shared and distinct characteristics among and between things.

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What do Sally and Juan have in common?

Back

They are both eating ice cream.

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What does it mean to compare things?

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To explain how something is similar to something else.

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What is something that T.Rex and Gigantosaurus have in common?

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Both were dominant predators of their time.

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What is the opposite of compare?

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Contrast.

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What does it mean to contrast things?

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To explain how something is different from something else.

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What is a T Chart used for?

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To compare two different things by listing their characteristics.

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What is an example of comparing?

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Saying that both cats and dogs are pets.

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What is an example of contrasting?

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Saying that cats are independent while dogs are loyal.

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What do we look at when we compare?

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We look at similarities.