Mindmapping

A mindmap is a great way to record your information as you do research. You can use colours, pictures, shapes...anything you like to help you organise information. Lines help you to connect information that goes together. You can draw these maps on paper or you can use some great Web 2.0 tools and iPad Apps to create your maps.

The mindmap below represents a brainstorm around the topic of the impact of human influence on Southern Right Whales. It was made using Bubbl.us. It has 4 levels of complexity and is based around the questions WHO? WHAT? WHERE? WHEN? WHY? and HOW? It is being used as the beginning phase for defining the topic. From here the Focus Questions for the inquiry will be developed.