It is an effective graphic thinking tool to express divergent thinking. It makes full use of the functions of the left brain and the right brain, connects images, colors, keywords and ideas through the senses, and uses the laws of memory, reading and thinking to help people develop in a balanced way between science and art, logic and imagination, thus opening up the infinite potential of the human brain.
There are eight common thought diagrams: circle diagram, bubble diagram, double bubble diagram, tree diagram, bracket diagram, flow diagram, complex flow diagram and bridge diagram.
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1 pie chart A pie chart is used to define a thing or an object, and it consists of two circles with different sizes. The small circle inside fills in the theme that children need to describe, while the outer circle is for children to play freely and fill in whatever they want!
Basic model of circular graph
Practical application in reality:
Draw the square you know.
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Let's guess what I drew.
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It can also be used in simple arithmetic.
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What do you think of David in the picture book David Can't?
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2 bubble chart bubble chart is used to describe the attributes of a thing. It consists of many bubbles. The middle bubble fills the theme of the thing to be described, and the outer bubble is connected with the straight line in the middle, which helps children learn knowledge by depicting the depth and diversity of the theme.
Bubble diagram basic model
Practical application in reality:
Do you know what the weather is like?
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What are the characteristics of Mr. Xiong?
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3 Double bubble chart Double bubble chart is used for analysis, comparison and comparison. This is an upgraded version of the bubble chart. It has one more theme bubble than the bubble chart, which can help children compare two things. The similarities and differences are clear at a glance.
Basic model of double bubble graph
Practical application in reality:
What are the similarities and differences between apples and pumpkins?
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Application of Different Ksenya Goryachova Camilla Picture Books
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(Image from WeChat official account: candy carton)
4 Tree diagram Tree diagram is used for classification and induction, and consists of levels, just like an extension of a tree. Theme is a description of the specific content of the theme, which has roots, branches and branches.
Tree diagram basic model
Practical application in reality:
Summarize the graph according to the shape.
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Classification of coins
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The caterpillar in The Hungry Caterpillar
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5 bracket diagram bracket diagram is used to express the relationship between the whole and the parts. It consists of a bracket and a bracket. Write the topic on the left side of the bracket, and then fill in the details of each part to help children understand the relationship between the topic and the branch.
Tree diagram basic model
Practical application in reality:
What are the parts of an apple?
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What parts of my body?
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6 Flowchart Flowchart is used to clarify the order of things. First, write down the theme in the blank, then describe each step needed to complete this thing from the first small box, and then connect these steps in series with arrows. It can train children's logical thinking ability and meticulous thinking.
Basic model of flow chart
Practical application in reality:
How did apple pie come from?
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A day's journey of the sun
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I'm on the map.
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Flow chart of picture book "The Hungry Caterpillar"
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7 Multi-flow charts Multi-flow charts are used to analyze the causal relationship of things. Flowchart is one-way, and sometimes it may not fully represent the development of things. Therefore, there is an upgraded multi-flow chart, in which the big box in the middle describes the main event, the small box on the left describes the cause of the event, and the small box on the right describes the result caused by the event, and then they are linked by arrows.
Multi-flow chart basic model
Practical application in reality:
How did the pumpkin come from? What can it do?
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Simple arithmetic problem
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8 bridge schematic diagram Bridge schematic diagram is used for analogy and analogy. It is formed by connecting the horizontal lines of the bridge in series. According to the related factors defined at the bottom, fill in a group of related things above and below the horizontal line, and then list things with similar themes at the other end of the bridge.
Basic model of bridge diagram
Practical application in reality:
My five senses analogy
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Analogy of digital addition and subtraction
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Professional analogy
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The Role Analogy of the Picture Book Cat in a Hat
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Tony Buzan, a famous British psychologist, found that Leonardo da Vinci used many pictures, symbols and lines in his notes. He realized that this was the secret of Leonardo da Vinci's super mind. On this basis, Bozan invented the mind map, a thinking tool popular all over the world, in the 1960s. It can:
A. Enhance users' super memory ability
B. Enhance the user's three-dimensional thinking ability (hierarchical and associative thinking)
C. Improve the overall planning ability of users