DOUBLE BUBBLE MAPS

Thinking Maps are a set of graphic organizer techniques used in primary and secondary education ("K-12"). There are eight diagram types that are intended to correspond with eight different fundamental thinking processes. They are supposed to provide a common visual language to information structure, often employed when students take notes.

Thinking Maps are visual tools for learning, and include eight visual patterns each linked to a specific cognitive process. Teachers may apply Thinking Maps in all content areas and all grade levels. The eight map types are:

1. Circle Map

used for defining in context

2. Bubble Map

used for describing with adjectives

3. Flow Map

used for sequencing and ordering events

4. Brace Map

used for identifying part/whole relationships

5. Tree Map

used for classifying or grouping

6. Double Bubble Map

used for comparing and contrasting

7. Multi-flow map

used for analyzing causes and effects

8. Bridge map

used for illustrating analogies

Used for Comparing and Contrasting, the map to be introduced is the Double Bubble Map.This map is created with two Bubble Maps. Two larger circles are drawn with the things to be compared. Middle bubbles are added to show the similarities between the two. Outside bubbles are drawn to the two larger circles with words that show the differences.

Double Bubble Criteria

Must have a number of comparison ideas (circles in between the main idea bubbles/circles in the center) 

All comparison ideas (circles in the center) should be colored the same color

Must have a number of contrasting ideas (circles on the outside of main idea bubbles) on each side

Each contrasting idea must match up topic for topic across from each other (country across from country, type of religion across from type of religion, etc.)

All contrasting ideas (circles on the outside of main idea bubbles) should be colored different colors although each topic for topic idea should be colored the same color.

How To Make Double Bubble maps :
1. think of the 2 elements you want to compare
2. make 2 pieces of bubble in Ms.Power point, Adobe photoshop or drawing paper
3. Give a different color
4. write equation to the 2 elements in the slice of the bubble
5. write the differences to the 2 elements in each bubble
6. finish

Lets See Example of double bubble maps 

from example 1 : Helium and Argon
at outside is show difference
in the middle is show similarities/contrast

there are 3 examples of double bubble maps, for another example you can make it self at home. please comment, like, and write link if you copy paste this blog. thanks !