Demonstrate your learning

Demonstrate your learning

For the theme that is to be used as a basis for the students’ scientific investigation, you will need to model the construction of a mind map that demonstrates the relationships between concepts and the theme. It is a good idea to first construct your own mind map and then discuss it with a colleague. Constructing a mind map is a good way to establish student prior understandings and so, the mind map you generate with your class may well differ from your own. Students are to brainstorm the topics through appropriate questioning, and you will develop a map that will show the relationships. The topics generated here will be used later in the Phase 2, Planning, of the MyScience investigation to help students generate ‘testable questions’.

Clarify your thinking about choosing a theme in this activity. If you want to build your confidence before brainstorming a theme to produce topics and eventually testable questions then try the Themes and Topics activity where you match the topic to the theme.