Analytic CodingReptiles: Sea Turtle (Mind Map, Question and Expanded formats)
Analytic coding using conceptual vocabulary from the Basic Conceptual Systems based on the work of Anne Svendsen and Andreas Hansen, adapted by K. Morgan. © 2013.
4. Number of Parts
5. Color(s)
6. Shape(s)
10. Material
11. Surface Pattern
3. Is this …
Living
Non-Living
7. Size (compared to you)
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13. Diet (Prey)
12. Habitat (Place)
15. Protection
2. Group16. Movement/Speed
17. Life Cycle (Change)
14. Predators
9. Weight (compared
to you)
Warm BloodedCold Blooded
8. Temperature
1. What is it?
4. What Number of Parts does this
have?
5. What Color(s) does this have?
6. What Shape(s) does it have?
2. What Group does it belong to?
16. How does it move?(Movement/Speed)
3. Is this …
Living
Non-Living
Warm bloodedCold blooded
8. What Temperature does it have?
10. What Material is this composed of?
11. What Surface Pattern does it have?
7. What Size is it (compared to you)?
12. Where does it live? (Habitat/Place)
© 2013 A. Svendsen, A.Hansen, K. Morgan.
9. What Weight does it have? (compared to you)?
14. What Predators does it have?
13. What does it eat for energy? (Diet/Prey)
17. What is its life cycle?
15. How does it protect itself?
1. What is this? (Name)
Group
Number of Parts
Color
Shape
Position
Place
Size (compared to)
Number
Surface Pattern
Direction
Function/Use
Substance (composition)
Substance (properties)
Gender
Value
Movement/Speed
Power
Living/Non-Living
Time
Life Cycle/Change
Weight (compared to)
Temperature
Taste
Smell/Odor
Sound
Surface Property
Analytic Coding using words from the Basic Conceptual Systems
to describe and analyze items.
sea turtle
© 2013 A. Svendsen, A.Hansen, K. Morgan.
Behavior
Solitary/Herd
Movement
Sound
Nocturnal/Diurnal
Physical Characteristics
Color
Shape
Number of Parts
Size
Weight
Temperature
Substance
Surface Pattern
Surface Properties
Living / Non-Living
Change
Label
Name
Group
Habitat
Place
Change
Diet / Prey
Predators and Protection
Predators
Protection
Life Cycle
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Sea Turtle
Name
Living/Non-Living
Group
Number of Parts
Color(s)
Life Cycle
Size (compared to …)
Temperature
Weight (compared to
… )
Movement/Speed
Gender
Surface Pattern
Diet
Habitat (Place)
Similarities &Differences
Circle the words in which the two items are
similar. Draw a line thru the
words in which the two items are different.
.
© 2013 A. Svendsen, A.Hansen, K. Morgan.
Hermit crab
Similarities &Differences
Circle the words in which the two items are
similar. Draw a line thru the
words in which the two items are different.
.
Sea Turtle Hermit crab
© 2013 A. Svendsen, A.Hansen, K. Morgan.
Name
Libing/Non-Living
Group
Number of Parts
Color(s)
Life Cycle
Size (compared to …)
Temperature
Weight (compared to
… )
Movement/Speed
Gender
Surface Material
Diet
Habitat (Place)
Living
Crustacean
Shell, body, 8 legs, 2 claws,
antennae, 2 eyes
Red/orange, white, black
Egg – Larva (plankton) – Megalopa -
Adult
Small in size compared to the sea
turtle
Cold blooded
Light in weight compared to sea turtle
Walks
Male, female
Spotted/Dotted
Plants, plankton, worms, dead
animals
Ocean, some on the land
Living
Reptile
Head, 4 flippers, mouth, shell, 2 eyes
Black, orange/brown, white
Egg - Hatchling - Adult
Large in size compared to the crab
Cold blooded
Heavy in weight compared to the crab
Crawls and swims
Male, female
Spotted/Dotted
Algae, jellyfish, crabs, squid, flying
fish
Ocean, land when laying eggs
Similarities &Differences
Circle the words in which the two items are
similar. Draw a line thru the
words in which the two items are different.
.
© 2013 A. Svendsen, A.Hansen, K. Morgan.
Name
Living/non-Living
Group
Number of Parts
Color(s)
Life Cycle
Size (compared to …)
Temperature
Weight (compared to
… )
Movement/Speed
Gender
Surface Pattern
Diet
Habitat (Place)
Hermit crabSea Turtle