This ASE resource shows different characters arguing about
everyday situations. The cartoons provoke discussion and
stimulate scientific thinking. Concept Cartoon Part One can be
used at the start of a topic to help the teacher and students to
become aware of the range of ideas that are held within the
class. This creates the circumstance where students want to find
out more and provides the stimulus for investigations and other
forms of enquiry. Concept Cartoon Part Two can be used at the
end of the topic to check on learning or as homework. The
Concept Cartoons create an effective focus, accessible at
different levels. The written scientific explanation at the end
of Part Two may be of use just to the teacher for groups with a
lower reading ability, also introducing higher level abstract
ideas. Individual students can be given an opportunity for
personal reflection by considering the different ideas in the
concept cartoon. They are ideally used with small groups, or the
whole class, when students will have