EPDM Logic Map

To review for the EPDM Ch 1 test today, I gave the students a list of about 20 words from chapter 1, including: statement, for all, negation, argument, valid, converse error, etc, etc. There job was to create a tree map that included all of the words. All of the students were able to create the tree map, and three students wrote theirs on the whiteboard. All students maps were different, and there was some good discussion and why the maps were different and why some were right, some wrong, and for some it didn't matter. It took about 10 minutes for the students to create the map and 10 minutes to discuss it. It allowed me to emphasize key points from the chapter, and it seemed to spark some engagement with the students.

When I asked these juniors what they knew about thinking maps, the class was able to list off most all of them. They were very familiar with them.

I will definitely use tree maps again for a review activity.