Mind Maps

A Mind Map is a way to organize your thoughts on a subject. It also provides concrete visual cues to help your memory remember the items that you have put on your mindmap. The "inventor" of Mind Maps is Tony Buzan.

Examples

• http://www.mind-map.com/EN/mindmaps/gallery.html (including one about how to draw them)
• http://www.conceptdraw.com/sampletour/mindmap/Thinking.gif
• http://www.conceptdraw.com/sampletour/mindmap/OrgChat.gif

Rule Summary

• must use colour
• lines thin out along the branches
• each branch has a distinct colour
• each term should have a picture
• writing size decreases along the branches
• try for 3 levels not including the middle
• the middle is in an interesting shape or picture
• skill at drawing is not an asset – bad drawings are easier to remember.

Assignment

• Your Mind Map topic is "Inheritance".
• You should have all of the major topics covered in this unit. (About 20-30 words) You may include information from outside the unit as well.
• You should have three levels, not including the centre bubble.
• Start by getting sticky notes and writing all of the terms on them. Arrange them into groups and arrange the groups into a mind map.
• Arrange the terms onto a large sheet of paper and add the silly little drawings.