Concept Mapping

This is a concept map that I would have my students create using our social studies curriculum.  In third grade we teach about Michigan and part of that is teaching students about government.  It can be difficult for them to grasp all of the different levels of government, who leads them, and what they do.  Therefore, creating a concept map like the one above would hopefully help them to organize all of the different information.  It might also help them to visualize the different levels and responsibilities.  We have a chapter in our social studies textbook that covers all of this information.  I used it to create this map, so I know this is something my students could create as well.