Using a Concept Definition Map - Scholastic

1 * Resource Scholastic Red 2002 Using a Concept Definition MapWhat s Inside? What is it? PageConcept Definition Map Graphic Organizer1 Concept Definition Map Graphic Organizer2(filled in for The Sun s Placein Our Solar System ) Concept Definition Map Graphic Organizer3(filled in for Tornado Funnels ) Concept Definition Map Graphic Organizer4(filled in for Rooms in the White House ) Concept Definition Map Graphic Organizer5(filled in for Natural Disaster ) Concept Definition MapCopyright Scholastic Inc. All rights page may be photocopied for use with a Concept Definition Map Page 1* ORGANIZERC ategoryMain ConceptPropertyPropertyPropertyPropertyI llustrationIllustrationIllustrationWhat is it?

2 What is it like? What are someexamples ?New DefinitionCopyright Scholastic Inc. All rights page may be photocopied for use with a Concept Definition Map Page 2* ORGANIZERC oncept Definition Map(Student Sample)CategoryMain ConceptPropertyPropertyPropertyPropertyI llustrationIllustrationIllustrationWhat is it? What is it like? What are someexamples ?New DefinitionA star in our solar systemA medium-sized starHottest and brightest object in oursolar systemOne million Earths can fit inside itHas darker, cooler spaces calledsunspotsThe Sun s Place in Our Solar SystemComets and asteroids travel around itThe biggest object in our systemNine planets travel around itEverything in our solar system moves around the sun.

3 It is thehottest, brightest, and biggest object in our solar Scholastic Inc. All rights page may be photocopied for use with a Concept Definition Map Page 3* Definition Map(Student Sample)CategoryMain ConceptPropertyPropertyPropertyPropertyI llustrationIllustrationIllustrationWhat is it? What is it like? What are someexamples ?New DefinitionGRAPHIC ORGANIZERThe spinning winds of a tornadoCan shimmer in the lightCan change color from white toblack, or dark grayWinds twist counter-clockwiseCan pull up water (water spout)Stay up in the cloudsJump from one point to anotherTouch down on earthTornado FunnelsA tornado funnel can be many colors white, gray, or black.

4 The funnel spins counter-clockwise and can pick up water in its Scholastic Inc. All rights page may be photocopied for use with a Concept Definition Map Page 4* ORGANIZERC oncept Definition Map(Student Sample)CategoryMain ConceptPropertyPropertyPropertyPropertyI llustrationIllustrationIllustrationWhat is it? What is it like? What are someexamples ?New DefinitionHouse where the President of theUnited States livesFilled with furniture more than100 years oldEach president orders specialthings for itThere are 132 rooms in allThere are 7 rooms open to peoplefor visitsThe East Room is the biggest roomThe Oval Office is the office of the presidentThe State Dining room (holds 140 people)Rooms in the White HouseThe rooms in the White House are filled with objects from past can visit a part of the White House, but most of the rooms are Scholastic Inc.

5 All rights page may be photocopied for use with a Concept Definition Map Page 5* ORGANIZERC oncept Definition Map(Student Sample)CategoryMain ConceptPropertyPropertyPropertyPropertyI llustrationIllustrationWhat is it? What is it like? What are someexamples ?New DefinitionSomething bad that happens to the Earth naturallyPeople cannot stop itBreaks and destroys housesHarmful to plants, animals, and peopleCan be unpredictableEarthquakeHurricaneTornadoN atural DisasterSomething that is created by the Earth that is harmful to people,plants, and