Project Topic Mind Map
Jeff Wilson
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The University of Texas at Brownsville
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Initial Publication Date: April 5, 2010 | Reviewed: January 17, 2015
- First Publication: April 5, 2010
- Reviewed: January 17, 2015 -- Reviewed by the On the Cutting Edge Activity Review Process
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This map assignment is used in my undergraduate science course to help students generate ideas on their term paper topic.
Topics
Geoscience Grade Level
College Lower (13-14)
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Audience
Lower level earth science course, generally for non-majors.
Skills and concepts that students must have mastered
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How the activity is situated in the course
First assignment for term paper.
Goals
Content/concepts goals for this activity
Interactions between topic ideas.
Higher order thinking skills goals for this activity
Visualization of relationships.
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Description of the activity/assignment
Determining whether students have met the goals
Complete all parts with photos/figures/sketches.
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