Flow Map

Thinking Process:  Sequencing

Key Question:   What happened?  What is the sequence of events?  What are the substages?

Key words and phrases:  sequence, put in order, order, recount, retell, what happens next, cycles, patterns, describe processes, describe change, solve multi-step problems

Design:  Each stage of the event is in the larger rectangles.  The substages are in smaller rectangles below the larger ones.  Not all Flow maps will have substages.

Common Uses:  Can be used to plot a story, show historical events in sequence, steps in problem solving in math, identifying stages of a life cycle, and much more.