8 THINKING MAPS

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CIRCLE MAP
Defining in context
Circle maps help people
brainstorm and list everything
they know about a particular
thing or idea so you can
explore a subject. For example,
if you wanted to share ideas
about the solar system, you
would write the things that
come to mind within the outer
circle.

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BUBBLE MAP
Describing
Bubble maps help people list
down key adjectives
(qualities, properties or
attributes) about a particular
thing or idea so you can
describe & understand it
better. For example, if you
want to better understand the
Raflesia plant, you would list
down adjectives that describe
it in the surrounding bubbles.

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DOUBLE BUBBLE
MAP
Comparing & contrasting
Double bubble maps help
people list down similarities and
differences between two things
or ideas so you can
differentiate the two by
comparing & contrasting. For
example, if you want to
compare airplanes and trains,
you would list whats similar
between them in the middle
bubbles and whats different in
the outer bubbles.

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TREE MAP
Classifying
Tree maps help people
organise information into
different groups so you can
understand the big picture
in a comprehensive way.
For example, if you want to
organise a list of different
food items, you would
group similar items
together and label them.

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FLOW MAP
Sequencing
Flow maps help people list
down the steps involved in a
process so you can
understand what needs to be
done to achieve something.
For example, if you want to
know how to get ready for
school, you would write down
the steps, and order them in
the sequence you should
follow.

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BRACE MAP
Whole-Part Relationships
Brace maps help people break
things apart so you can
understand how things work.
For example, if you want to
understand how the world is
organised, you would list all
the continents, and then all the
countries in each continent.

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MULTI-FLOW MAP
Cause and Effect
Multi-flow maps help people
map the cause and effect of
an event so you can
understand the results of
actions, and how they can be
changed. For example, if you
want to learn about how tooth
decay affects you, and what
causes it, you would list the
things that cause tooth decay
on the left and the effects of
tooth decay on the right.

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BRIDGE MAP
Seeing Analogies
Bridge maps let people list
down several pairs of items that
relate to each other. So you can
understand things in the world
that have similar relationships
(analogies). For example, if you
want to know the relationship
between animals and their
young, you would start by
naming an animal and its young
that you know, then continue to
list other pairs.

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