BIOL 206 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Concept Map, Whiteboard, Blastula
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Each of the words in the list above is a representation of a concept. Gas those that represent conditions (hot, cold, bright, blue, etc. events (fly, rotate, cool, etc. Lots of words represent concepts, but there are many that do not. A few examples of words that are not concepts are: the, was, have, and where. Obviously, when constructing concept maps, you want to place only those words that are concepts in each oval. A concept map is much more than just a collection of words placed on paper or a whiteboard. What makes a concept map powerful is using words to identify the relationships between the various concepts. In the language of concept mapping, these words are called linking words. Here are some examples of linking words being used to relate two concepts. Some very useful generic linking words for science include: Here is an example concept map of a few concepts associated with water.
