Imagine this scenario for a moment. You are putting together a new piece of furniture for your home. The directions fall out of the box as you empty out its contents. As you begin the process of putting that piece of furniture together- what does your brain gravitate towards first? Do you look at the pictures to guide you or are you following the text? 

Graphic Organizers are a great tool to help make the relationships between complex ideas clear through a visual representation of the concept(s) being covered.