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Sample Mapping Tasks

Two of the sample maps accessible to registered users in our public library of maps are on display here in the Sample Maps
section. The first was created for use in a Life Sciences classroom and deals with mitosis and meiosis. The second map is
designed for instruction in a history course and covers the topic of beginnings of the Russian revolution
to the early formation of the Soviet Union.

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Mitosis and Meiosis

The Mitosis and Meiosis mapping task instructs the life sciences student about the basics of mitosis and meiosis.

Map Properties:
Stages: Three
Concepts: Eleven
Use: This task has been used for several years now by the UCLA undergraduate Life Science Core course on Genetics (LS4). Students complete this task as part of their second week lab. TA's refer to an online report showing summaries of group performance and lead discussion accordingly. This task was developed by Dr. Lianna Johnson and Prof. John Merriam of UCLA.
Applet Link
Student Task
Some Concepts Relationships
Mendel's First Law Can be explained by
Meiosis Occurs in
Somatic Cell Separates
Sister Chromatids Results in
Mitosis
DNA Replication

The Russian Revolution

The Russian Revolution, from the factors which led to the collapse of Tsarist Russia to the Birth of the Soviet Union, is the topic of this koncept map.

Map Properties:
Stages: Three
Concepts: Fifteen
Use: This task is new, and it has not been used in any classroom settings, yet. It was developed by a graduate of the UCLA History Department.

Some Concepts Some Relationships
Duma Leads
Bolshevik Part of
Menshevik Led to
Stalin Replaces
Tsar Nicolas II Leads
Imperial Russia Splits into
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