Defining in context-Circle map
How are you defining this thing or idea?
What is the context?
What is your frame of reference?
What is the context?
What is your frame of reference?
Describing qualities-bubble map
How are you describing this thing?
Which adjectives would best describe this thing?
Which adjectives would best describe this thing?
Comparing & Contrasting-double bubble map
What are the similar and different qualities of these things?
Which qualities do you value most? Why?
Which qualities do you value most? Why?
Classifying-tree map
What are the main ideas, supporting ideas, and details in this information?
Part-Whole-brace map
What are the component parts and subparts of this whole physical object?
Sequencing-flow map
What happened?
What is the sequence of events?
What are the substages?
What is the sequence of events?
What are the substages?
Cause & Effect-multi-flow map
What are the causes and effects of this event?
What might happen next?
What might happen next?
Seeing analogies-bridge map
What is the analogy being used?
What is the guiding metaphor?
What is the guiding metaphor?
**Credit to Thinking Maps, Inc.