ILTS 206 Sub-Area 3 Practice Question #09

As a part of a science unit on living things, a kindergarten teacher has her students compare and contrast the characteristics of animals and plants. Which is the best type of graphic organizer for this purpose?

Correct Response: C

A Venn diagram is a kind of graphic organizer that uses overlapping circles to show relationships between two or more ideas, groups, or concepts.  The outer circles of a Venn diagrams are most often used to compare and contrast attribute  or data sets with the outer circles representing differences and the overlapping areas representing similarities.