MIND MAPPING
Taking Concept Maps in Science to a Another
Level
Judy Lauriault, GTE, Presenter
Michelle Mendenhall, AVE, Co-Presenter
WHAT IS MIND MAPPING?
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Mind mapping is the process of creating a visual
display of a concept using symbols, images,
colors, and key words.
Mind Maps demonstrate how words and ideas
relate to each other.
WHY MIND MAP?
Mind Maps:
 Encourage creativity.
 Promote visual thinking skills.
 Contextualize learning in meaningful ways.
 Promote active involvement.
 Foster Cooperative Learning.
 Assist ALL students in learning concepts and
vocabulary because information is presented
visually.
BRAIN COMPATIBLE LEARNING
Mind mapping closely mirrors our natural
thinking processes. It involves the whole brain
because both left and right hemispheres of our
brain are involved.
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IMPROVED COMPREHENSION
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To create a mind map, students must be able to
make content connections and make content
connections and make content connections and
make decisions about how to display the
information in a meaningful way.
MEMORY
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Since mind maps symbolize concepts with short,
easy-to-remember visual and linguistic cues,
students are able to remember more of what they
see and draw than what they read and hear.
ELL STUDENTS
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Information is presented visually rather than
verbally therefore assisting ELL students in
grasping concepts, content, and vocabulary.
MIND MAPPING GUIDELINES
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Start in the center with an image of the topic,
using at least 3 colors.
USE IMAGES, SYMBOLS, CODES, AND
DIMENSIONS THROUGHOUT YOUR MIND MAP.
EACH WORD/IMAGE IS BEST ALONE AND
SITTING ON ITS OWN LINE.
MAKE THE LINES THE SAME LENGTH AS THE
WORD/IMAGE THEY SUPPORT.
Use multiple colors throughout the mind
map, for visual stimulation and also to
encode or group.
THE LINES SHOULD BE CONNECTED, STARTING FROM THE
CENTRAL IMAGE. THE CENTRAL LINES ARE THICKER, ORGANIC
AND THINNER AS THEY RADIATE OUT FROM THE CENTER.
KEEP THE MIND MAP CLEAR BY USING RADIAL
HIERARCHY, NUMERICAL ORDER OR OUTLINES
TO EMBRACE YOUR BRANCHES.
USE EMPHASIS AND SHOW ASSOCIATIONS IN
YOUR MIND MAP.
Develop your own personal style of mind
mapping & be creative!
INCORPORATE BYOD
MAKING YOUR OWN MIND MAP