Organizing Information

There are only a few ways to organize any type of information. In earlier exercises we used the idea of grouping, ordering, or sequencing in alphabetical (A, B, C), numerical order (1, 2, 3) and more or less relationships. In this session we introduce the ideas of chronological or time ordering, and location ordering.

Organizing by Time

Organizing things by "time" means organizing information, especially events, by earlier to later or later to earlier. Organizing information by time is also called putting things in chronological order. Let's try some examples!

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Reference Links

Not sure of the dates? Here is some reference information to help you.

• Pilgrims Landed
• Roman Empire
• First Man on the Moon
• Lincoln as President

Don't know the US presidents? Check out the reference library.

Presidents of the United States

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Organizing by Location

Organizing by location means that we order things by geographical (North, South, East, West) or position (above, below, next to) relationships. Let's try some examples!

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Now let's try to use organizing information in some subject examples:

Reference Library links

• United States History Timeline - See how major historical events can be organized by century (i.e., date)
• Presidents of the United States - Chronological order based on their year of Presidency
• The Pilgrims
• Muscles of the Human Body
• Bones of the Human Body
• The Circulatory System

Workbook Pages links

• Presidents of the United States - Presidents organized by time of presidency or chronological order