Analytic CodingSchool Items: Scissors(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)
11. Surface Property
9. Position
2. Group14. Time
3.
Alive
Not Alive
12. Surface Pattern
VerticalHorizontal Diagonal
15. Function /Use
13. Temperature
WarmRoom temperature
HotBoiling hot
ColdFreezing cold
10. Weight (compared to you)
7. Size (compared to you)
8. Place
1. What is it?
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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 this belong to?
16. Where would I use this? (Place)
3. Is this …
Living
Non-Living
17. When would I use this? (Time)
VerticalHorizontal Diagonal
10. Position12. What Material is this made of?
13. What Surface Propertydoes this have?
9. Who would use this?
7. What Size is it (compared to you)?
8. What Is this Used for?
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11. What Weight does it have? (compared to you)?
14. What Temperature does it have?
15. How does this Change?
1. What is this?
Group
Number of Parts
Color
Shape
Position
Place
Size (compared to)
Number
Surface Pattern
Direction
Function/Use
Substance (composition)
Substance (properties)
Analytic Coding using words from the Basic Conceptual Systems
to describe and analyze items.
User(s)
Value
Power
Alive / Not Alive
Speed
Time
Change
Weight (compared to)
Temperature
Taste
Smell/Odor
Sound
Surface Property
Scissors
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Construction and Use
Origin (Place of construction)
Place (to obtain)
Place (of use)
Construction sequence
Function/Use
User(s)
Taste
Smell
Time (of use)
Physical Characteristics
Color(s)
Shape(s)
Number of Parts
Size
Weight
Temperature
Material
Surface Pattern
Surface Properties
Living / Non-Living
Label
Name
Group
Change
Change in value over time:
Change in physical
characteristics over time:
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Paperclip Scissors
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.
.
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Name
Group
Number of Parts
Color(s)
Shape(s)
Size (compared to …)
Weight (compared to
… )
Temperature
Function/Use
Material
Surface Properties
User(s)
Place (origin)
Time
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. Hansen, A. Svendsen, K. Morgan.
Paperclip ScissorsName
Group
Number of Parts
Color(s)
Shape(s)
Size (compared to …)
Weight (compared to
… )
Temperature
Function/Use
Material
Surface Properties
User(s)
Place (origin)
Time
School Items, Cutting Tool
Blades, handles, screw
Silver, blue
Curved line, straight line, round,
angle shapes
Large in size compared to a paperclip
Heavy in weight compared to a
paperclip
Room temperature
To cut with
Plastic, metal
Smooth, shiny
Adults and Kids
At a store, at school
When you are making something
School Item
Paperclip (1)
Silver
Curved line, straight line shapes
Small in size compared to scissors
Light in weight compared to scissors
Room temperature
To hold paper items things together
Metal
Smooth
Adults and Kids
At a store, at school
When you are working with lots of
papers
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. Hansen, A. Svendsen, K. Morgan.
Name
Group
Number of Parts
Color(s)
Shape(s)
Size (compared to …)
Weight (compared to
… )
Temperature
Function/Use
Material
Surface Properties
User(s)
Place (origin)
Time
Paperclip Scissors
