Goal: to understand to be able to explain to build a concept to build a mental picture When listening or reading: Structure Comment Question Predict Apply A continuous dialogue / conversation. Visualize what you learn: create the mental picture. Example: lecture on cell structure: Example: Structure and function of a bike: Visualize what you learn: create the mental picture. - Internal connections. - External connections. Learn the following three properties: 1.White rhinos live in grasslands. 2.White rhinos eat grass. 3.White rhinos have square lips. Make a concept picture by connecting the three ideas Relate the new information to past experiences to make sense of it. Finally, make sure the concept, mental picture you have created is internally and externally correct. When listening or reading: Structure Comment Question Predict Apply A continuous dialogue / conversation. Hierarchies Sequences Matrices (Tables) Diagrams On a walk across campus you observed a Cat, skunk, snake, raccoon, dog, turtle. Animal Mammal Reptile WildDomestic raccoon Skunk Cat Dog Snake Turtle Periods of the Paleozoic (550 to 250 Mya) 1.Cambrian (550 500 Mya) 2.Ordovician (500 450 Mya) 3.Silurian (450 400 Mya) 4.Devonian (400 350 Mya) 5.Carboniferous (350 300 Mya) 6.Permian (300 250 Mya) Matrix Parts Topics Repeatable Categories Details LocationAcross top row Down left margins Within matrix cells DescriptionIdeas in hierarchical or sequential order Properties for comparing topics Facts pertaining to intersection topics and categories Hierarchies: Example. There are tropical forests around the equator and temperate forests at higher latitudes. Tropical forest receive high energy input year round and have nutrient-poor soils because of high rate of decomposition. Temperate forests grow in nutrient-rich soil because decomposition is slow. Energy input is seasonal and especially low during the winter. Comparison Tropical and Temperate forests Tropical Forest Temperate Forest Where? Around the equator Higher latitudes Energy input High year- round Low seasonal DecompositionHigh rateSlow rate SoilNutrient-poorNutrient-rich