Venn+Diagrams

VENN DIAGRAM A Venn Diagram is made up of two or more overlapping circles.

It is used to organize student's thoughts and helps when comparing and contrasting two or more things; it shows the relationship between different groups of things.

Venn Diagrams can be used in a variety of different ways with different topics and subjects. For example...
 * Students can compare and contrast several cities and their climates in a Geography lesson
 * Students can organize various animals or different cell structures in a Biology lesson
 * Students can study the character traits of different protagonists in works in 20th Century literature

Venn Diagrams can also be used as a prewriting activity to allow the students to categorize the knowledge they have already gained. And, it allows the students to organize similarities and differences visually.

The more characteristics that are included in this particular SDAIE strategy, the more widespread the investigation will be. To better organize the process one can use different shapes and colors. In the beginning, Venn diagrams were made using simple circles; however, triangles and quadrangles can also be used- especially when constructing several diagrams at the same time. **If used correctly, this graphic tool makes the teaching and learning process a lot more interesting and effective.**

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