Two Workshop Activity Devise a simple explanation, demonstration, or activity for understanding how plants convert carbon dioxide from the air and water from the ground into food through photosynthesis. Whenever possible, allow students to test the idea. Have them draw diagrams to illustrate their explanations. A concept map is a diagram showing the relationships between things or ideas. A very simple concept map could have two boxes connected by a single line.
Most concept maps are more complex than the above example.
Some of them are much more complex. By making a concept map, you are providing a window into your thought processes for others as well as for yourself. Often, the process of making a concept map stimulates the map maker to recognize new relationships between concepts and find new meanings in ideas. Concept maps and concept mapping activities can be powerful tools for teaching, learning, and assessment. Here are some examples of each use.