How to Make a Science Concept Map

What general science topics interest you?

Write three of these topics that interest you the most at the bottom of your paper.

Food Dyes?

Rocks?

Rivers and Streams?

Hot Wheels & Newton’s

Laws?

Popcorn?

Ice and Melting & Freezing?

Minerals?

pH of Liquids or Solids?

Magnets?

Cooking or Baking?

Soap, Detergent, & Bubbles?

Bread Mold?

Nail Polish?

Paper Towels?

Step 1: Draw an oval.

Put one of the topics you circled in the

center.

One Science Topic

Step 2: Draw 3 ovals in a line below the first oval. Connect these ovals to the first oval with lines. Add three important

details.

DINOSAURS

SUPER-CONTINENT

JURASSICPERIOD

TYRRANO-SAURUS

All-Earth PangaeaAge of

DinosaursLargestdinosaur

Meat-eater

DINOSAURS

SUPER-CONTINENT

JURASSICPERIOD

TYRRANO-SAURUS

Step 3: Add 5 more ovals, details, and lines

LaurasiaGondwanalandAll-Earth

144 million years ago

4-Foot Jaw Carnivore

DividedIn half

PangaeaAge of

DinosaursLargest Dinosaur

Meat-eater

DINOSAURS

SUPER-CONTINENT

JURASSICPERIOD

TYRRANO-SAURUS

Step 4: Add 5 more ovals, details, and lines

1. You MAY change your mind on your topic!

2. You MAY NOT choose plants or animals as your topic!

IMPORTANT!

SCIENCE CONCEPT MAP

DUE DATE: Monday,

January 26, 2004