Answer to Question #320332 in English for faro

Question

Draw a concept map of your chosen environmental concern and relate the prior knowledge to science concepts. Remember, we use the concept map because the focus of teaching should be on concepts and concept development (or conceptual change).

Answer 1

https://www.readingrockets.org/images/plantconceptmap.jpg

Make a list of 10 to 12 related and familiar concept words, organising these from more general, more inclusive concepts to less general, more specific concepts. For example, plant, stem, root, leaves, flowers, sunlight, green, petals, yellow, water, air and soil would be a good set of related concepts.

Build a concept map on the whiteboard as shown in the picture above and introduce this as a 'game we are going to learn to play with words called concept mapping' 

Have the children read out some of the short sentences (propositions) shown on the map.

Ask if anyone knows how to connect other concepts to the map, such as red, smell, rain, seeds.