Put items  that are different in the outside of the circles. (In this case where it is red and green)	Venn Diagrams are useful when you are trying to compare and contrast two subjects, two places, two things, or even two different people. On the outsides, you contrast (put the things that are DIFFERENT). On the part where the circles come together, you compare (put the things that are the same)
	Put the similarities of the two things you are comparing in the area where the two circles meet. (In this case where the circles are yellow).

Assignment: For Practice using a Venn Diagram, visit this site (Time for Kids) and read the biographies of Presidential Candidates Al Gore and George W. Bush. Make a Venn Diagram on a piece of paper. Write down things that they have in common (compare) in the place where the circles overlap. Write down the things about them that are different (contrast) in the opposite sides of the diagram. You should have at least 4 items in each section. Hints:

Are they married?
Do they have children?
What college did they go to?
Did they serve in the military?
What did they do for a living before politics?
What did their fathers do for a living?
Do they go to church?
How old are they?
What political party are they a member of?
What states were they born in?
Do they have any other political experience?
What office are they both running for?